Abstract:
A method for inhibiting the formation of clathrate hydrates in a fluid having hydrate forming constituents is disclosed. More specifically, the method can be used in treating a petroleum fluid stream such as natural gas conveyed in a pipe to inhibit the formation of a hydrate restriction in the pipe. The hydrate inhibitors used for practicing the method are substantially water soluble polymers formed from a cyclic imino ether. Such polymers may be ring closed cyclic imino ether ("CIE") polymers, ring opened CIE polymers, or combinations thereof. Some examples of ring opened CIE polymers include various N-acyl polyalkyleneimines produced by cationic polymerization, such as N-acyl substituted polyethyleneimine, N-acyl substituted polypropyleneimine, N-acyl substituted polybutyleneimine, N-acyl substituted polypentyleneimine and copolymers thereof. Ring closed CIE polymers may be derived from free radical or anionic polymerization of 2-alkenyl-2-oxazolines, 2-alkenyl-2-oxazines, and other cyclic imino ethers having an alkene functional group. Also, such ring closed and ring opened CIE polymers can be copolymerized with other substantially water soluble polymers or used in various ratios with other substantially water soluble polymers and copolymers. Preferably, a solvent such as water, brine, alcohol, or mixtures thereof is used to produce an inhibitor solution or mixture to facilitate treatment of the petroleum fluid stream.
Abstract:
A method for preventing the formation of hydrates and ice in a gas by conditioning methanol and injecting said conditioned methanol into the gas conduit.
Abstract:
A method includes providing a length of pipeline that has a housing defining a central bore extending the length of the pipe and a space formed within the housing and extending the length of the pipe. At least one condition within the space is continuously monitored within the space to detect in real time if a change in the housing occurs.
Abstract:
A freeze prediction system for components such as one or more water pipes situated in a building. The building may have a heating system, a mechanism with a temperature setting connected to the heating system, and an indoor temperature indicator connected to the thermostat. A call may be made for heat if thermostat setting is greater than an indoor temperature. A check may be made as to whether a call for heat may be answered. Outdoor conditions may be read and accounted for in the system. An expected time may be calculated of a freeze danger. One may determine whether the freeze danger is significant according to the expected time of freeze danger compared to a predetermined time. If the freeze danger is not significant, a regular equipment failed alert may be sent out. If the freeze danger is significant, a pipe freeze warning alert may be sent out.
Abstract:
Pipeline segments can contain cables, such as communication cables (e.g., fiber optic cables) within insulation material surrounding the pipeline segments. Cables can be embedded within the insulation material, run through conduits embedded within the insulation material, placed in channels formed in the insulation material, or otherwise. Channels containing one or more cables can be filled with supplemental insulation material, thus securing the cables within the channels. Pipelines created as disclosed herein can enable data transfer between distant points without the need to lay fiber optic cable in addition to the pipeline. Further, fiber optic cable embedded thusly can be used to sense conditions in the pipeline, such as leaks, seismic activity, strain, and temperature information.
Abstract:
A circulating inset-gas seal system based on gas-supply servo device and QHSE based storage and transportation method are provided. The gas-supply servo device includes a servo constant pressure unit including: inlet gas compressors a charging check valve, a gas supply container and a degassing valve control unit which are connected in sequence and communicated and controlled by a one-way valve. According to a preset gas pressure of the gas phase space in the material container, a inert sealing medium filled in the material container group is received, stored and released via an inerting pipe to form a station-type circulating inert seal system. A multi-group circulating inerting system cooperates with a mobile material container for self-sealing loading and unloading, which is capable of realizing a QHSE storage and transportation system with no gas phase emission.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and a system for heating natural gas, comprising the following method steps: a) supplying natural gas, which has a temperature in the range between −10 DEG C and 50 DEG C and a pressure of at least 30 bar, from a natural gas supply line to a first hollow chamber system of a heat exchanger, b) supplying a heating medium, which has a temperature in the range between 30 DEG C and 60 DEG C, to a second hollow chamber system of the heat exchanger, the first and the second hollow chamber systems being sealed from each other and relative to the surroundings, c) heating the natural gas in the first hollow chamber system to a temperature in the range between 20 DEG C and 150 DEG C by means of the heating medium in the second hollow chamber system, a plate heat exchanger being used as the heat exchanger and comprising at least two pairs of heat exchanging plates, at least the outer edges of the heat exchanging plates of each pair of heat exchanging plates being completely welded together, and d) leading away the heated natural gas from the first hollow chamber system to at least one further treatment step.
Abstract:
A gelled composition for pipeline, flowline, pipeline jumper or flowline jumper dewatering or preventing ingress of seawater into open pipeline systems or components during tie-in operations of jumpers or additional pipe, valving, manifolds, subsea pipeline architecture or flow conduits operations is disclosed, where the composition includes a concentrated metal formate solution and a hydratable polymer. The gelled formate compositions have improved dewatering properties with 100% or 360 pipe coverage. The gelled formate compositions have can also be reused by breaking and reformulation.