Im looking for some advice.
Im a young engineer (24) and have done pretty well so far in my career responsibility wise. I currently have several million + dollar upstream projects under my full control from design through to execution. I work in a relatively small oil company and therefore...
Hey guys, when a progressive cavity pump downhole in a CBM well shuts off, will the fluid column above it stay and safely isolate the gas flow from moving up through the production tubing?
I have a downhole pressure transmitter that goes through a PLC with some other instrumentation to...
Hi all, Im wondering if it is possible for gas to go up the production tubing for a CBM well.
IMO, the maximum pressure of the piping needs to be that of the max deadhead pressure of the pump, but is it possible for the gas to go up the production casing and see bottomhole pressure in the case...
Hi all, I was trying to get some information on well completions...the well is completed now has been tested, and is cased in awaiting some faciltiies for free flow oil production.
In the near future we are planning on adding a pump to the well, either a beam pump or an ESP, and I wanted to...
Im attempting to estimate the costs for a natural gas compressor station on a 42 inch line.
So far Im looking at a GE or Rolls Royce 211 Driver (around 15-25 MW) and I have to select a compressor (currently looking at Dresser Rand Datum compressors.
The inlet pressure is 6.5 MPA, and the...
Hi all, I am going to pursue my engineering career in australia after graduation and was hoping to get some recommendations/help.
I am currently finishing a 16 month work term at a very large oil and gas company. I worked as a project engineer for most of the duration finishing a 1 million+...
Does anyone know of a calulation provided by ASME to check whether a Gasket is the correct size?
I am doing a calculation as per ASME Sec VIII app 2, and I noticed there is no true failure mode for the gasket. (really the flange MAWP increases to no end with a thinner gasket due to seating...
All, is there any standard that references bolting blanking (RF Flanges) to ring joint flanges using a full face gasket? ASME or otherwise, I can do a calc using a reduced effective area for a gasket although I am not sure whether ASME allows this.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
All, I am replacing a nozzle on the bottom of a vessel that is used for draining out a water seal. The working fluid is CO, however when the vessel needs to be worked it, it is filled with water to seal out the CO and then the water is drained through the nozzle i am replacing. (the vessel is...
I have a steam header that is failing every 1-2 years consistently. The steam is part of a cleaning system where 625# steam is blown into atmospheric pressure environemnt where the steam rapidly expands and cleans the carbon build up on the walls.
When not in use the system is closed off a...
Hi All, I am trying to determine choice of trim for a valve...products are clean (mostly dry pentanes), valve is currently trim 8, I am being asked for trim 5, and the pipe spec calls for trim 12, what is the basis of a trim selection? is it mostly for material degradation??
I have an issue with HT pressure for my piping system.... B31.3Code says to reduce hydrotest below Syt or 1.5 MAWP when the stress due to hydro will be greater than the yield stress of the pipe....
Now my hydrotest pressure brings me within 2000 psi of the yield stress of the material, and 1.5...
