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STEAM INJECTION PIPING - OILSANDS WELLPADS
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12 years 2 months ago - 12 years 2 months ago #8178 by hc
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Hey Guys,
Question: Why am I not seeing any steam traps on the Steam injection piping on a Wellpad? There must be a good reason.....anybody here familar with this?
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Question: Why am I not seeing any steam traps on the Steam injection piping on a Wellpad? There must be a good reason.....anybody here familar with this?
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12 years 2 months ago - 12 years 2 months ago #4632 by 11echo
Replied by 11echo on topic Re: STEAM INJECTION PIPING - OILSANDS WELLPADS
We do a lot of steam injection in the oil fields I work in! The reason you won’t see steam traps around the well pads is ...they don’t care! The steam condensates once in the ground anyway, and still works as “hot waterâ€. The major goal is to develop a thermo-envelope in the ground in a given area; this can be accomplished with live steam or “hot†condensate. The condensate ends up being pumped out as “production†(both water & oil) and in my area we get about 9 to 1 cut …9 barrels of water to every 1 barrel of oil. ...The REAL trick now is what they do with the “produced waterâ€!
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12 years 2 months ago - 12 years 2 months ago #4630 by Peter Pyper
Replied by Peter Pyper on topic Re: STEAM INJECTION PIPING - OILSANDS WELLPADS
If the Condensate drains down the well then there is no danger. It is when condensate gathers and ponds that water hammer can occur. If the Condensate gathers to the point where it can fill the line then the incoming steam can create projectiles from the liquid which can be very damaging to piping and can cause rupture and failure.
To alleviate the situation we drain the steam line at traps. If we don't have a threat like a downhole scenario then that isn't an issue and the medium can be used as heat in the well. As previously mentioned it comes back as Produced Water or Emulsion and is then separated at the CPF.
To alleviate the situation we drain the steam line at traps. If we don't have a threat like a downhole scenario then that isn't an issue and the medium can be used as heat in the well. As previously mentioned it comes back as Produced Water or Emulsion and is then separated at the CPF.
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