Installing a desander for online jetting can remove solids from the production separator during production. Solids are separated, and any fluids are sent back to the process for further refining, reducing the operational environmental footprint while maintaining production.
Overview
Separate solids sand during production
No manual handling and closed loop system
Remove emissions to sea related to jetting from separators
Environmental compliance
No manual handling and closed loop system
Remove emissions to sea related to jetting from separators
Environmental compliance
Avoid discharge into the sea
Jetting proppants to sea is typically not allowed on the NCS without a dispensation granted by the environmental authorities. Dispensations are, however, regularly granted on the NCS. This is a point of environmental concern, especially when there is an efficient and cost-beneficial way to collect the proppants and avoid direct discharge into the sea by jetting.
On the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), jetting operations compromise on average 44 tons of oil emitted to the sea every year.
No more manual handling
With online desanding of the production separator, FourPhase removes the need for hazardous manual labour to remove the sand from separators, enabling better work environment offshore.
Aiding ESGQ goals
Designed for production
A 5K psi DualFlow de-sander has the capacity to handle both initial cleanout with large amounts of proppants as well as regular flowback with a mix of proppants and sand. No mechanical switchouts are required, along with the inevitable production stoppages. Instead, you have continuous production. Optimized for maximum production flow and solids removal, bringing a range of financial and environmental benefits.
DualFlow desander
Best of both worlds
We believe that operators can have the best of both worlds. Separating the proppants upstream – before the production separators - removes jetting emissions from separators, saves erosion issues downstream and enables optimal production flow during all well phases.
Deploying the DualFlow as a temporary jetting solution
Maintains production as our two-vessel design ensures the well is never offline
Allows for simple hook-up with a compact skid mounted design
Delivers closed loop operations removing manual handling of solids
Require no capital expenditure outlay all OPEX
Can tie-in to existing production separator inlet and outlet nozzles
Allows for simple hook-up with a compact skid mounted design
Delivers closed loop operations removing manual handling of solids
Require no capital expenditure outlay all OPEX
Can tie-in to existing production separator inlet and outlet nozzles
Insights
Case Studies
November 29 2022
November 29 2022
$17M production maintained - Online separator jetting
Case study - online desanding using DualFlow without shut down of production, maintaining $17M production.
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Case Studies
October 3 2023
October 3 2023
Solids jetting of a production separator on a FPSO
FourPhase delivered a solids management system for an FPSO in the North Sea.
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Optimal well production with Production Flow Recovery
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Insights Articles
January 17 2023
January 17 2023
Introduction to remote operations for the sand management sector
This article talks broadly about the remote operation in the energy industry. FourPhase's remote operation in sand management is new to the solids management industry but not to the energy industry.
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