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CR
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anal
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to d
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phy
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02
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Flow rate [blpd]
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Flow rate [Mscfd]
A45
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Gas
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RES
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FLO
W A
SSU
RA
NC
E IS
SUES
FLO
W A
SSU
RA
NC
E
TOG
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RA
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E TH
E FL
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OR
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ND
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hara
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FLO
W A
SSU
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NC
E: T
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TH
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B
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AN
AG
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FLO
W A
SSU
RA
NC
E IS
SUES
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WA
SSU
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NC
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A
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Tr
end
data
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base
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blpd
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RESS
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BRAN
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1 [P
a]P4
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erba
se_1
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pd_la
te_1
wA_M
42_M
41_W
C50:
PRE
SSUR
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AN_M
42_M
41,P
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1,1
[Pa]
P40_
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base
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pd_la
te_1
wA_M
42_M
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PRE
SSUR
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AN_M
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[Pa]
Pa
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1.7e
7
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Tim
e [s
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000
1500
010
000
5000
0
10 0
00 b
lpd
25 0
00 b
lpd
15 0
00 b
lpd
20 0
00 b
lpd
USE
OF
THER
MO
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RA
ULI
C C
OD
ES T
O D
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MIN
E:
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s
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e th
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al in
sula
tion
-Che
mic
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equi
rem
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duct
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ting
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tabi
lity
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s R
equi
rem
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Pressure (Pa)
Tim
e (s
)
FLO
W A
SSU
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NC
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AIN
TA
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as
(m/s
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AR
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VLi
quid
(m/s
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BU
BB
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ATI
FIED
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AP -
HO
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PE
DO
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WA
RD
SLO
PE
SLU
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FLO
W A
SSU
RA
NC
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NO
T A
LON
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UFR
RES
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OIR
SEA
BED
ME
AN
SEA
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VE
L
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LIN
G
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ER
FLO
WLI
NE
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FA IT
ERA
TIO
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TEPS
WIT
HR
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VOIR
& W
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ENG
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DE
EP
WA
TER
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ER
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SIG
N
PIPE
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MA
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NS
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)
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ER
CO
MP
ON
EN
EN
TSS
PE
C.
SUB
SEA
SYS
TEM
DES
IGN
IS B
ASE
D O
N
OTH
ER R
EQU
IREM
ENTS
AS
WEL
L
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RIS
ER IN
SULA
TED
SYS
TEM
: H
YBR
ID R
ISER
TO
WER
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ible
s ju
mpe
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ynam
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undl
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nk(a
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ns)
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r joi
nt (o
r hin
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conn
ectio
n)
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undl
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tegr
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on in
tegr
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join
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per j
oint
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Cor
e pi
pe(te
ther
)
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FLO
W A
SSU
RA
NC
E R
EQU
IREM
ENTS
Influ
ence
of W
ellH
ead
Flow
ing
Tem
pera
ture
and
Tie
-bac
k di
stan
ce o
n in
sula
tion
sele
ctio
n15
00 m
Wat
er D
epth
3035404550556065707580
05
1015
2025
3035
4045
5055
60
Tie
Bac
k di
stan
ce (k
m)
WHFT (C)
31
15 2926
23 1219 36
36 4025 32
20
30 3320 26
32 20
15 2016 2539 26
23 25
PIP
Insu
latio
n W
et
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latio
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undl
e In
sula
tion
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ctri
cal
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ting
Pipe
insu
latio
n se
lect
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base
d on
ava
ilabl
e te
chno
logy
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LIQ
UID
(OIL
+ W
ATE
R)
GA
S
DR
Y O
IL
ME
TH
AN
OL
1
2
3 4
FLO
W A
SSU
RA
NC
E R
EQU
IRES
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CIF
IC
OPE
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TIO
NA
L PR
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RES
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RA
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AN
AG
EMEN
T B
ASE
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DIS
PLA
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ENT
REQ
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ES
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OO
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E
PRO
DU
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ON
LIN
E
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DED
ICA
TED
TEM
PER
ATU
RE
SEN
SOR
S A
T
RIS
ER B
ASE
FLO
W A
SSU
RA
NC
E R
EQU
IRES
MO
NIT
OR
ING
TO
VA
LID
ATE
OPE
RA
TIO
NA
L PR
OC
EDU
RES
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ON
SIT
E M
EASU
REM
ENT
OF
THE
THER
MA
L
INSU
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PER
FOR
MA
NC
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0
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0
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0
40.0
0
50.0
0
60.0
0
02
46
810
1214
1618
Tem
pera
ture
(C
)
Time (hours)
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0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
t (h)
T (C)
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r302
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l302
FLO
W A
SSU
RA
NC
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EQ
UIR
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CA
LIB
RA
TIO
NO
F TH
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ON
ITO
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/2)
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TEM
PER
ATU
RE
PRO
BE
FLO
W A
SSU
RA
NC
E R
EQ
UIR
ES
CA
LIB
RA
TIO
NO
F TH
E M
ON
ITO
RIN
G (2
/2)
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FLO
W A
SSU
RA
NC
E ST
UD
IES
AR
E ST
ILL
REQ
UIR
ED D
UR
ING
FIEL
D P
RO
DU
CTI
ON
TO U
PDA
TE P
RO
CED
UR
ES
TEM
PER
ATU
RE
PRO
BE
FLO
W A
SSU
RA
NC
E R
EQ
UIR
ES
TO
BE
UPD
AT
ED
DU
RIN
G T
HE
PRO
DU
CT
ION
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FLO
W A
SSU
RA
NC
E -C
ON
CLU
SIO
N
Flow
Ass
uran
ce d
isci
plin
e ha
s to
be
cons
ider
edas
a
tran
sver
se d
isci
plin
e
To
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yth
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FLO
W A
SSU
RA
NC
E H
UM
AN
RES
SOU
RC
ES
DO
NT
BE
WR
ON
G
OFF
SHO
RE
IS
STIL
L IN
NO
VATI
VE
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eral
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FLO
W A
SSU
RA
NC
E H
UM
AN
RES
SOU
RC
ES
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