Predicting hydrate plug formation in a subsea tieback

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages 2174-2183

  Davies, Simon R ^a   Boxall, John A ^a   Koh, Carolyn A ^a   Sloan, E Dendy ^a   Hemmingsen, Pål V ^b   Kinnari, Keijo J ^b   Xu, Zheng Gang ^a  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b Colorado School of Mines ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES; ENERGY COMPANIES; FIELD DATUM; FIELD TRIALS; GAS-CONDENSATE FIELDS; HARMFUL CHEMICALS; HYDRATE GROWTHS; HYDRATE INHIBITIONS; INHIBITOR INJECTIONS; OIL AND GAS; PLUG FORMATIONS; SLIP FACTORS; STEADY-STATE OPERATIONS; SUBSEA TIE-BACKS; TIME-SCALE;

AGGLOMERATION; FLOWLINES; GAS CONDENSATES; HYDRATION; RISK PERCEPTION; SOLAR RADIATION;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 58849121026     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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