Flow Assurance in Pipelines

Saeid Mokhatab is recognized globally as a process technology expert in the fields of natural gas processing and LNG. For over two decades, he has been actively involved in different aspects of several large-scale gas processing and LNG projects, from conceptual design through plant startup and operations support. He has contributed to the understanding of gas processing & LNG knowledge, practices, and technologies through 300 technical papers and 3 reference books (published by Elsevier in the US), which are widely read and highly respected. He founded the Elsevier peer-reviewed Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering and has served on the editorial/advisory boards of leading professional publications pertaining to gas processing and LNG. He has also been an active member of several professional societies, including the SPE and GPA Europe, and has served on the technical program/advisory committee of many acclaimed gas processing conferences worldwide. As a result of his outstanding work in the natural gas industry, he has received a number of international awards and medals and has been listed in highly prestigious biographical directories.

Flow Assurance in Pipelines: A Reference Guide is a comprehensive resource that delivers applied modeling and management engineering approaches that are supported by a helpful appendix of today's computer software programs for practical application. Many environmental factors and solutions are offered, including produced water disposal, GHG emissions at plants, and commissioning issues during dewatering operations. Supported by impactful flow charts and practical case studies, this book gives pipeline engineers a resource for sustainable and more advanced operations.

Part I - Fundamentals 1. Pipeline Transportation of Hydrocarbons 2. PVT and Phase Behavior of Petroleum Fluids 3. Hydrocarbon Flow 4. Flow Assurance Concept Part II - Fluid Related Risks 5. Hydrates 6. Petroleum Waxes 7. Asphaltene 8. Scale 9. Naphthenates and Carboxylates Part III - Flow Related Risks 10. Flow Stability 11. Flow Integrity 12. Flow Deliverability 13. Pipeline Operations Guidelines 14. Flow Assurance Simulation Studies Appendix A - Critical Properties Estimation Methods Appendix B. Goossens Correlation for Molecular Weight Measurement Appendix C. Acentric Factor Estimation Methods Appendix D. PNA Based Estimation Methods Appendix E. Splitting Schemes Appendix F. Whitson Lumping Scheme Appendix G. Flow Assurance Software Tools