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    GPSA - Methanol Inhibition Rate Revised

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    This document estimates the injection rate of methanol needed to inhibit hydrate formation in a natural gas production system. It provides system conditions including production rates, operating pressure, minimum temperature, and properties of the methanol inhibitor. Calculations are shown using the Hammerschmidt and Nielson-Bucklin models to determine the weight percentage of methanol needed in the water phase is 29.2% which requires injecting a total of 49,693 kg or 61 m3 of methanol.

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    This document estimates the injection rate of methanol needed to inhibit hydrate formation in a natural gas production system. It provides system conditions including production rates, operating pressure, minimum temperature, and properties of the methanol inhibitor. Calculations are shown using the Hammerschmidt and Nielson-Bucklin models to determine the weight percentage of methanol needed in the water phase is 29.2% which requires injecting a total of 49,693 kg or 61 m3 of methanol.

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    This document estimates the injection rate of methanol needed to inhibit hydrate formation in a natural gas production system. It provides system conditions including production rates, operating pressure, minimum temperature, and properties of the methanol inhibitor. Calculations are shown using the Hammerschmidt and Nielson-Bucklin models to determine the weight percentage of methanol needed in the water phase is 29.2% which requires injecting a total of 49,693 kg or 61 m3 of methanol.

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    GPSA - Methanol Inhibition Rate Revised

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    This document estimates the injection rate of methanol needed to inhibit hydrate formation in a natural gas production system. It provides system conditions including production rates, operating pressure, minimum temperature, and properties of the methanol inhibitor. Calculations are shown using the Hammerschmidt and Nielson-Bucklin models to determine the weight percentage of methanol needed in the water phase is 29.2% which requires injecting a total of 49,693 kg or 61 m3 of methanol.

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    ESTIMATE OF METHANOL INJECTION RATE

    System Conditions
    Production Rate (Gas) 2.6 MMscfd
    Production Rate (Oil) 3,691 bbl/d
    Production Rate (Water 12,100 bbl/d
    Operating Pressure 80.0 barg
    Minimum operating temperature 5 degC
    Equivalent Hydrate dissociation temperature 20 degC
    Depression Desired, dT 15.0 degC
    Time taken for well to warm-up 1.5 hrs
    Produced Water density 1,000 kg/m3
    Gas Partitioning Co-efficient 0.23% wt% MeOH injected
    Oil Partitioning Co-efficient 0.10% wt% MeOH injected
    Free water production 4,583 bbl/MMscf
    Hydrocarbon liquid production 1398 bbl/MMscf

    Inhibitor Properties
    Inhibitor molecular weight 32.04
    Inhibitor Density 811 kg/m3
    Concentration of inhibitor injected (L) 100 wt%
    Hammerschmidt

    100  MWinhibitor  dT
    I
    KH  ( MWinhibitor  dT )

    Kh value 1,297 See tab "Kh value"


    Weight % inhibitor in water phase, I 27 wt%

    RESULTS
    Weight % inhibitor in water phase, I 29.2
    Amount of Methanol in Water phase 49,529 kg
    Amount of Methanol in Gas Export 114 kg
    Amount of Methanol in Oil Stream 50 kg
    Total Methanol Required 49,693 kg
    61 m3
    Methanol Contamination in gas export 1,529 mg/Sm3
    Methanol Contamination in oil stream 104 ppmvol
    Nielson Bucklin

     T 
    x inhibitor  1  exp  
     72 
    x inhibitor  MW inhibitor
    I
    18 . 015  x inhibitor ( MW inhibitor  18 . 015 )

    Mole fraction of inhibitor, Xinhibitor 0.2 mol %


    Weight % inhibitor in water phase, I 29 wt%
    NOTE

    These Kh values are for SI units i.e. degC temperature depression. For degF units, Kh is generally given as 2335.

    A higher Kh value leads to a lower inhibitor consumption

    Source: Carroll J., Natural Gas Hydrates: A guide for Engineers, 2014, Gulf Professional Publishing, Oxford
    h is generally given as 2335.

    ssional Publishing, Oxford


    For a quick approximation incase all the inputs for the Hammerschmidt calculation are not available. Replace the w

    Source: Carroll J., Natural Gas Hydrates: A guide for Engineers, 2014, Gulf Professional Publishing, Oxford
    not available. Replace the wt% inhibitor derived in this chart with input in cell G25 on "Calculations" tab

    ssional Publishing, Oxford

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