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Analisis General de VRU July - 2013
Analisis General de VRU July - 2013
Applications
Gulf Coast Regulatory and
Environmental Affairs Group Meeting
July 11, 2013
Recover
(b) states that must not flare or vent gas over the
volume approved in your Development Operations
Coordination Document (DOCD) or in Development
and Production Plan (DPP) submitted to BOEM.
Flow characteristics
identified
(very cyclical)
Gas composition
analyzed
Regulatory compliance
Recover very rich flash gas - $$
Reduce emissions of VOCs and greenhouse
gases
Improve safety of facilities
Pressures
Temperatures
Reciprocating compressors
Scroll compressors
Reciprocating Compressors
Automatic bypass
(recycle)
VFD or bypass
No oil dilution
Vane wear
Scroll Compression
Less maintenance
VFD
VRU
High
Design criteria
Recovered gas throughput: 150,000 SCFD (150 MSCFD)
Vent gas source: atmospheric storage tanks
Suction Pressure: 1 to 3 inches water column
Discharge Pressure: 100 psig
Discharge to suction of onsite larger compressor
$$$$$$$$$
Suction
Discharge
Investment: $120,000
EVRU
Eagle Ford Onshore
Offshore Africa
No oil to maintain
Small footprint
Easy to modify