Executive Summary Report

Client Utilizes Enalysis™ to Increase Volumes on Main Gas Compressors Offshore

February 1, 2011
Houston, Texas

Offshore client requested that Detechtion Technologies analyze potential throughput available on 4 parallel Main Gas Compressors (4445 HP – 3 Stage) for gas lift operations in West Africa.

Opportunity Overview

Regular Enalysis™ reporting identified ‘Potential Production’ through horsepower & cylinder capacity availability. At that point, a Detechtion engineer proposed Optimized Loading Curves to the client to help raise the suction pressure on all 4 reciprocating compressors with a new suction pressure set-point. Increase in suction pressure will lead to increase gas throughput desired to meet the current demand for gas lift applications.


Source: Client's Enalysis™ Reports, December 2010.

Results

After the changes were made, the client continued to run Enalysis™ reports to confirm all units were running within normal operating parameters, i.e. disch temps, horsepower, cylinder capacity, rod loads/reversals, and blowby (gas slippage). After the Detechtion engineer reviewed results with the client, the new set-point helped increase gas throughput by 5.7% which resulted in 4.172 MMscfd extra gas for enhanced oil recovery.

Detechtion Technologies is involved in the monitoring & optimization of reciprocating and screw compressors by improving asset utilization through the use of the Enalysis™ web solution.