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Successful design and operation of multiphase production systems rely on detailed understanding of flow behaviour. OLGA provides solutions through accurate modelling of true dynamics.
Pipeline flow assurance and well dynamics with OLGA ensure technical, operational and HSE integrity during design and operation of production systems throughout the entire life cycle. This results in capital and operating cost effectiveness. Similarly, OLGA is successfully deployed in e-field production systems and available in a run-time version for integrated simulators
OLGA is structured with a modular solution to yield the ability to identify, prevent and solve flow assurance problems throughout the field life. Our team will assist in configuring the appropriate combination.
The OLGA 7 graphical interface provides a wide range of tools, workflows and workspaces to perform your studies. The interface also offers powerful analysis tools to visualise, export, ultimately understand, and communicate the dynamics of the simulated model. |
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Product Capabilities
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Well Dynamics
OLGA has through the years proven significant value for long term well performance both in the planning and operational phases.
Understanding the impact of complex flow regimes in wells is crucial for production optimization.
Dynamic simulations identify instabilities and flow problems, giving a better understanding of the overall long-term well performance and total recovery.
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Blowout Control
OLGA has been a standard within dynamic kill and blowout simulations since the early nineties. Major strides have been undertaken to provide a comprehensive solution for modelling blowout scenarios.
OLGA Blowout Control affords proven solutions for environmental risk assessment, contingency planning and operational support.
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Online
Online solutions based on OLGA have proven valuable in more than 30 comprehensive installations world-wide since 2005.
OLGA models developed during design phases are used as a basis for production management systems later in the project life cycle, and are tuned online once operations commence, yielding a “transparent pipeline” for the operators.
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OLGA is used in feasibility studies, conceptual studies, FEED and detailed designs and is essential for defining operating procedures and control schemes.
Application examples:
- Transient thermohydraulics during start-up/shut-in
- Optimal design for maximum operating envelope
Process and control system design
- Flow assurance, investigating hydrates, wax, asphaltenes, corrosion, emulsions, scale and sand
- Liquid inventory during pigging and rate changes
- Slug mitigation and control
Fluid systems that can be modelled:
- Oil and natural gas flowlines
- Wet gas and condensate flowlines
- Wellstream fluids
- Dense phase flowlines
- Single phase gas or liquid flowlines
- Laboratory experiments
Full network capability
OLGA has full network capability, allowing for definition of converging and diverging transport and process networks as well as closed loops. This flexibility enables the engineers to simulate a set of applications such as well and pipeline networks, gas lift and complete process systems.
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OLGA for life-cycle simulations
Dynamic modelling provides key design requirements and is essential for maximizing the production window. Assuring stable production (flow assurance) throughout the field life is the main focus for detailed analysis
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Conceptual–FEED- Detailed Design |
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Design
- Pipeline sizes
- Thermal insulation
- Hydrate/Inhibitor
- Liquid management/Pigging
- Slug mitigation
- Process capacity (integrated simulation)
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Focus maximizing production window
- Initial
- Mid field life
- Tail end
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| Preparing for Operations |
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Basis for operational procedures
- Operational procedures and limits
- Emergency procedures
- Contingency plans
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Operator training
- Training in flow assurance
- Practicing operational procedures
- Preparing initial start up
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Operations
OLGA is used on a regular basis to check and update procedures and ensure proactive operations. With OLGA, online real-time data is fed into the simulator to supply accurate look-ahead predictions.
- Decision support (OLGA Online)
- Operator Training Simulator (OTS)
- Expert analysis/operator support (OLGA Online/OLGA Planner)
- Procedure improvements
- Adhoc operations
- Emergency operations
- Engineering
- Modifications
- Redesigns
- Field expansions phase 2,3,..
Successful design and operation of onshore and offshore multiphase production systems rely on the understanding of flow behaviour to ensure technical, operational and HSE integrity.
OLGA is used from the engineering of systems through to the operation, resulting in overall capital and operating cost effectiveness.
Efficient production involves the multiphase transport of oil, gas and water from the reservoir, through wells and pipelines, to the processing installations. OLGA models the flow of production using complex simulations which predict the behaviour of the fluid flow.
The unique competitive advantage of OLGA lies in the ability to model the dynamic qualities of production for all multiphase scenarios.