(148f) Hydrates in the Ocean--Beneath, Around, and Above Production Equipment
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
2012
2012 Spring Meeting & 8th Global Congress on Process Safety
1st International Conference on Upstream Engineering and Flow Assurance
Hydrates in Flow Assurance
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 4:00pm to 4:30pm
Hydrates amass beneath and around production equipment, and can form in hydrocarbon-seawater jets/plums. The source of the hydrocarbons in these hydrates may be natural seepages, small production system leaks, or large leaks. In this presentation, some of i) the formation parameters for these hydrates and ii) the impacts on normal production operations and hydrocarbon-spill capture systems will be discussed.