BURNERS & BOOMS

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BURNERS & BOOMS
 BURNERS
• Lecture Contents :

- Lecture Objectives
- Applications
- Operations
- Specifications

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 BURNERS
• Lecture Objectives;

-By the end of this lecture, YOU should be able to:

-Understand the different atomization systems,

circuits and pilot ignition
- Describe the various burners types
- Identify most important technical characteristics

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 BURNERS
• Dispose of the oil at the surface during a well test.
• Avoid oil storage and pollution problems.
• Limit heat radiation on rigs.

• Burners are installed on

long booms to keep them a
safe distance from the rig.

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 BURNERS
• Principle: Atomization of well effluent -> reduction in fine
droplets
• Needs: -propane for pilots
-electricity for lodge boxes (spark plug)
-Schlumberger air compressors (do not use rig air)
-water mainly to prevent heat radiation
• Classified by number of combustion heads: determines
maximum oil flow rate

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 BURNERS - Atomization process
High Efficiency Sea Dragon (Green Dragon)
• Combustion achieved with atomizers.
• Air and oil combined before ignition
by pilots
• Nozzle combination: -11mm for oil
-22mm for air
• Refer to datasheets for burner
capabilities
• Refer to FOH for efficient burning guidelines
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 BURNERS Water ring
hearth
Water nozzle
• Features: atomizer
Pilot light
-hearth to guide air Ball valve
frame
-water ring for better combustion
Oil check
-ball valves on air & oil line to valve
Air check
select number of heads valve
Rotation
-pilot light system

-swivel joint
oil
-air & oil check valves
air Swivel joint

water

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 BURNERS
• Features:

-Gas pilot light

-locate below the atomizer
-small propane burner & spark plug
-lit by sending high voltage from a
remote control box (lodge box)
oil

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 BURNERS
• Features:

-Swivel joint
-acts as a pivot to support the whole
burner
- Allows the burner to be positioned up
to 75 degrees on either side of the
horizontal axis oil

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 BURNERS - Air Supply
• Never use rig air supply: Always
use Schlumberger compressors
• A check valve is mounted on the
air line upstream the atomizers to
prevent the oil/effluent from
entering into the air line and
compressor’s engine.
• Fit compressor air outlet with an
extra check valve.
• 2” air LP (300psi WP) hose, ended
with weco-union to booms inlet.
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 BURNERS – Oil circuit
• A check valve is mounted on the
oil line upstream the atomizers to
prevent air passing from the
atomizer into the oil line.
- A typical situation in which this
might occur is during the start up
procedure for the burners
because air is sent to the
atomizers before the oil is sent.

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 BURNERS - Equipment

“SPITFIRE”: light burner

-Service: General
-Capacity: 4000 bopd at 300psi

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 BURNERS - Equipment (cont.)
High Efficiency Seadragon or “GREENDRAGON”:
-Service: General or H2S
-Capacity: 7000 bopd at 300psi (3heads)
9000 bopd at 300psi (4 heads)
-it includes pneumatic actuators on the oil
air valves

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 BURNERS - Equipment (cont.)
3-headed MUD BURNER :
- Heads: 1 top oil-mix + 2 bottom diesel
-Service: General or H2S
-Capacity: 5000 bpd (mud/diesel oil)

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 BURNERS - Equipment (cont.)
“EVERGREEN” or Sunflower : -1 Head with 12 nozzles
-Service: H2S
-Capacity: 15000 bopd at 360psi

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 BURNERS - Equipment (cont.)
“EVERGREEN” or Sunflower : - The 180 degree rotating mounting
makes the nozzles readily
accessible for maintenance

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 BURNERS - Equipment (cont.)
“EVERGREEN” or Sunflower :
- The most efficient clean burner today
- Pneumatic atomization & enhanced
air induction
- No water injection into the flame is
required
- Required 85ft heavy-duty boom
(significant heat radiation to rig)
- Winner of Chairman’s award 2000 Nozzle schematic

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 BURNERS RECAP
1 Head 3 Heads (or 4, or 6) 3 Heads (or 4) 3 Heads (1top+2bottom) 12 Heads
(obsolete)
SPIFIRE SEA DRAGON GREEN DRAGON MUD BURNER EVERGREEN

Max.flow @ press 6000 @ 465 12000 @ 465 8500 @ 465 top: 5000 @ 600 HRK: 15000 @ 480

(bpd @ psi) bott.: 1500/head @ 150

*
LRK: 4000 @ 360

Min.flow @ min.back press 100/head@200 100/head @ 200 60/head @ 225 100/head @ 150 HRK: 4000 @ 360

(bpd @ psi)
*
LRK: 800 @ 360

Air max. (cuft/min @ psi) 350 @ 100 350 @ 100 1050 @ 100 350 @ 100 6000 @ 150

H2O max. (bwpd @ psi) 8000 @ 230 18000 @ 230 5800 @ 225 18000 @ 230 Shield 15000@150

Air nozzle (mm) 20 22

Oil nozzle (mm) 13 11

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* HRK / LRK: High or Low Rate Kit
 BOOMS

• Lecture Contents :

- Lecture Objectives
- Applications
- Specifications
- Rigging up (animations)
- Safety aspects

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 BOOMS
• Lecture Objectives;

-By the end of this lecture, YOU should be able to:

– Describe the basic functions

– Identify & Select the different types
– State the basic goals of rigging up, in terms of safety

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 BOOMS

• The burner is mounted on a boom to keep it away from the rig

• To reduce heat radiation and the risk of fire
• Heat radiation also controlled with water curtains on boom
• Provides Gas flare(s) pipe and piping to supply Air, Water, Oil
and Propane.
• For safe burning in changing winds, two booms are usually
installed on opposite sides of a drilling rig.
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 BOOMS
• Lengths: 60 or 85ft (heat radiation concern)
• Structure: -”U”-shape (UBM-F/G) Standard boom
-”V”-shape (UBB-A/B) Heavy-duty boom
• Equipment required for
installation:
-base plate
-king post
-horizontal guy-lines
-vertical guy-lines

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 BOOMS
• Mounted on the rig with a Rotating Base Plate, to allow
horizontal and vertical movements, and Guy Lines.
• Horizontal guy lines are used to orient the boom.
• Vertical guy lines, fixed to the King post or rig structure,
support the boom.

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 BOOM SELECTION

• USUALLY but not always:

– 60ft boom: up to 10000 bopd
– 85ft boom: above 10000 bopd
– Standard “U”-booms equipped with 1 gas flare
- optional: 2 flares
– Heavy-duty “V”-booms equipped with 2 gas flares
- optional: 3 flares

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 BOOM SELECTION (continued)

Standard burner boom

“U” shape: UBM-F/G
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 BOOM SELECTION (continued)
Figures 206 may
be still
encountered on
the boom itself
and between
piping & burner

4” (with 6” Flare Tip)

All inlet booms
connections are
now Figures 602

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 BOOM SELECTION (continued)

Heavy-duty burner boom

“V”shape: UBB/A/B

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 BOOM SELECTION (continued)
Figures 206 may
be still
encountered on
the boom itself
and between
piping & burner

4” (with 6” Flare Tip)

All inlet booms
connections
are Figures 602

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Note: Propane gas inlet connection is ½” NPT
 BOOMS RIG UP
(refer to FOH2 & Animations)

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 BOOM RIG UP - Hanging off

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 BOOMS RIG UP - Adjusting

The boom axis should

should be placed slightly
above the horizontal axis

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 BOOM HANG OFF GEOMETRY
GOOD
WRONG WRONG

-Distance A= 22ft minimum (7.5m), angle= 25degree minimum

-Upper attachment point is in line vertically to the base plate
-Refer to FOH2, page 2-27 for Reaction forces and distance of
attachments.
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 BOOMS- Guy-lines and Associated Equipment
refer to:
FOH2 – 1.2.6.6.

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 BURNERS & BOOMS
SAFETY ASPECTS FOR HANGING OFF A BOOM

•Standby boat in constant contact with by radio

•WT supervisor to get a work permit
•Everybody working on the boom wears a life vest
•Not compulsory to be attached with a safety harness
•Preferably this operation is carried out by daylight
•Consider weather situation
•Restrict the number of people on boom to TWO max.
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 BURNERS & BOOMS

The END

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