Subsea Separation
Separating oil from one or all of the (potentially) co-produced products including water, solids, and gas is the basis for future Subsea Separation. Water separation has attracted the highest priority due to the largest benefits to be gained in the short term. Solids separation is increasingly important especially in locations where solids production probability is high. Gas separation allows for a totally integrated separation system, bringing topsides to the sea floor.
Subsea Separation is one part of a multi-component system that makes up Subsea Production. One of the last items to be solved due to past technical difficulties and available technologies. Today the technology is available, in use topsides, with track records. No new technology is required, however subsea packaging designs are significantly different to topsides designs when exploiting resources in up to 10,000 ft depths.
Initially Subsea Production involved fluids flow through wellhead, valves and pipework. Subsea Production was significant mind set change in exploiting reserves close to existing infrastructure economically. In increasingly deeper water depths, with no nearby infrastructure, more processing is required locally.
Numerous oil companies have significant future wealth tied to resources in very deep water depths, providing the motivation for a new production / separation mind set.
Separating oil from one or all of the (potentially) co-produced products including water, solids, and gas is the basis for future Subsea Separation. Water separation has attracted the highest priority due to the largest benefits to be gained in the short term. Solids separation is increasingly important especially in locations where solids production probability is high. Gas separation allows for a totally integrated separation system, bringing topsides to the sea floor.
Subsea Separation is one part of a multi-component system that makes up Subsea Production. One of the last items to be solved due to past technical difficulties and available technologies. Today the technology is available, in use topsides, with track records. No new technology is required, however subsea packaging designs are significantly different to topsides designs when exploiting resources in up to 10,000 ft depths.
Initially Subsea Production involved fluids flow through wellhead, valves and pipework. Subsea Production was significant mind set change in exploiting reserves close to existing infrastructure economically. In increasingly deeper water depths, with no nearby infrastructure, more processing is required locally.
Numerous oil companies have significant future wealth tied to resources in very deep water depths, providing the motivation for a new production / separation mind set.