The ‘Pseudo’ Dry Gas (PDG) subsea concept is being developed to dramatically improve the efficiency of subsea gas transportation by removing fluids at the earliest point of accumulation. The technology will increase the geographical reach from receiving gas terminals, allowing asset owners to prolong production life without the need for more expensive design solutions. This paper will provide an overview of the innovative technology, demonstrating that a 200 km plus tie back can be achieved, without compression. Increasing the distance of subsea tie-backs increases the liquid inventory, with constraints on pipeline diameter for slug free flow. The PDG concept is based on a main gas line integrated with piggable gravity powered drain liquid removal unit and pumps (a smaller fluid line transports separated liquid). Multiple units are specified to drain liquids as they condense in the line, maintaining near dry service. Liquid free operation removes the constraint on pipeline diameter. Specification of a large diameter pipe (within installation limits) reduces backpressure on the wells, enhancing recovery. Minimum stable flow limits are removed, improving tail end recovery. Current stranded gas development options (subsea compression, floating facilities, FLNG) generate a step change in costs which can make a project uneconomic. This is even more acute in mature and semi-mature basins where existing gas processing facilities / LNG terminals already exist offshore or onshore along with sunk costs from the exploration. A case study for a 185 km pseudo dry gas subsea tie-back to shore demonstrates the PDG concept feasibility. This result is used to argue that the PDG concept should be included in the suite of subsea processing options considered by Operators in early field development planning.
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