Student PlacementReport

Piotr Blaut Student’s Placement Report

Kinsale Energy Ltd.Supervised by Mr. Paul Dowling

Control System Engineer

AbstractThis presentation shows the course of my work placement, held in Kinsale Energy Limited during the period from 23th March to 31st May 2015. That was for me a great opportunity to participate in a number of very interesting projects and to explore the both - Alpha offshore platform and Inch metering terminal - processes (including the gas processing, safety processes and also plant utilities).

Training Requirements to Work Offshore • Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET)

o Includes Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET)o Re-breathero Sea Survivalo Fire Fightingo First aid

Kinsale Energy – Company OverviewOperator of Ireland’s only producing gas-fields and gas

storage facility

Production operations on-going since 1978, storage operations since 2001

Based in Cork, 34 employees onshore, 24 offshore

Formerly known as Marathon Oil Ireland Limited, renamed PSE Kinsale Energy Limited following

acquisition

by

PETRONAS in 2009

National Oil Corporation of Malaysia Incorporated in 1974

Worldwide Operations in Oil & Gas and Petrochemical Industries in 30 countries worldwide

39,000 employees

Cork City

Old Head of Kinsale

Inch Terminal

Alpha

Ballycotton Gas Field

1991

Southwest KinsaleGas Field 2001

Bravo

Infrastructure

Not to Scale

A-Sand

B-Sand

Kinsale Head

Gas Field 1978

Seven Heads Gas Field 2003

2 Fixed steel platforms 10 Subsea Wells

147 km of pipelines 6” to 24”77 km Umbilical Cables

Production, processing and accommodation

Normally unmanned, production only

Metering and pigging

Bravo

Inch

Alpha

IRELAND

Gas Production and Storage

CORK CITY

INCH TERMINAL

SOUTHWEST KINSALEUNDERGROUND STORAGE

Ballycotton Gas Field

Kinsale Head

Gas Field

Seven Heads Gas Field

Bravo Alpha

24”

12”

Process Description and

Flow Paths

Bravo

Ballycotton

INCHONSHORE TERMINAL

SW Kinsale

Separation

Production Wells

Kinsale Head & Seven Heads Gas Export

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Production

Wells

Alpha

Seven Heads

Dehydration

T

SWK Compressor

Tandem Compressors

SWK Choke

24” Line

12” Line

450 psig

Greensands

25 psig

Bravo

Ballycotton

INCHONSHORE TERMINAL

SW Kinsale

Separation

Production Wells

Gas Injection into Storage

T T

Production

Wells

Alpha

Seven Heads

Dehydration

T

SWK Compressor

Tandem Compressors

SWK Choke

24” Line

12” Line

450 psig450 psig1200 - 1400 psig

Greensands

BravoINCH

ONSHORE TERMINAL

SW Kinsale

Separation

Production Wells

Gas Free Flow from Storage

T T

Production

Wells

Alpha

Seven Heads

Dehydration

T

SWK Compressor

Tandem Compressors

SWK Choke

24” Line

12” Line

450 psig

900 psig

BallycottonGreensands

BravoINCH

ONSHORE TERMINAL

SW Kinsale

Separation

Production Wells

Gas Boost from Storage

T T

Production

Wells

Alpha

Seven Heads

Dehydration

T

SWK Compressor

Tandem Compressors

SWK Choke

24” Line

12” Line T

450 psig200 psig

BallycottonGreensands

Platform Systems Description

Compression Train 1000 & 3000

Compression Coolers Injection Compression

7000 Cantilever

Seven Heads Cantilever 2003

Platform Alpha Gas Production Systems

Separators Gas Compression

• 2 x Tandem Compressors for export• 1 Compressor for Injection or Boost

Glycol Dehydration & Regeneration Oily Water Treatment System Pig Launcher & Receiver

Alpha PlatformInstrumentation

SCADA

Fire & Gas

ESD

Gas Quality• moisture analysers• gas chromatographs

Instrument Air

Fire & Gas Panel

Control Room 2004

SCADA mimic example

Alpha Platform

Electrical Systems Power Generation

• 3 x Gas Turbine Units• 1 x Back Up Diesel Generator• Main and Essential Switchboard

Battery Back Up & UPS

Water Systems• Diesel Driven Fire Pump & Electric Driven

Fire Pump• 2 x Submersible Sea Water Pumps• Reverse Osmosis Potable Water

Generator

Diesel Storage & Treatment Nitrogen Gas System

Diesel Tank

Nitrogen Generator

Control Room 2004

Bravo Platform Systems

Instrumentation Systems SCADA Fire & Gas ESD

Electrical Systems– Power Generation

• 2 x Diesel Driven Units• Single Switchboard

– Battery back Up & UPS

Gas Production Systems• Gas Manifold • Pig Launcher & Receiver

Hydraulic Power Unit

SCADA mimic example

SCADA mimic example

Scrubber

Accommodation Modules

Process Rooms

Compression Facilities

Sub Sea Process Skid

36T Crane

Bravo Normally Unattended Installationo crewed from Alpha

o essentially a wellhead platform (no gas treatment)

o no fire water system

o no PA system

o small diesel power generators

o 9-man accommodation module (no planned over-nights)

o single Local Equipment Room containing new equipment

o Hydraulic Power Units controlling:

• SWK Sub Sea Wells • Greensands Sub Sea Wells • Ballycotton Sub Sea Wells

Student Placement Projects

Glycol Regeneration System Upgrade

Glycol Storage Tank

Bean Valves

Glycol Reboiler

Project Assumptions

• glycol level measurement system upgrade:Glycol Degassing, Re-boiler, Sump and Storage vessels level gauges

replacement with the magnetic level gauges

• glycol regeneration system valves upgradecorroded valves and piping elements replacement

• glycol level data introduction to SCADAlevel transmitter replacement and new P/I and I/P transducer installation

Fire and Gas System Upgrade

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Project Assumptions

• to check are the detectors are in a good visual condition and properly tagged

• to update the Fire and Gas Equipment Layout drawings and SCADA mimics

My Role:• to locate all the detectors and switches on site• to check the visual condition of the detector and wiring• to check the correctness of the detectors tagging and location• to identify and record the detector type and model• to locate all newly installed detectors• to prepare the detectors list and apply the changes to F&G

Equipment Layout drawings • to report the necessity of changes to SCADA mimics

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Flame Detectors Cone of VisionProject Assumptions

- to investigate the flame detectors field of vision (FOV) and if necessary adjust flame detectors FOV to gain the maximum

effectiveness of the detection

My Role:• to locate the detectors on site• to identify the detector model • by identifying the direction and angle determine the FOV• to prepare the flame detection coverage drawings for the all areas • to prepare the adjustment suggestions report for OIM• after acceptance by OIM I supervised the adjustment of the flame

detectors • to report all changes in the flame detection system to

Instrumentation Department• prepare the report for Instrumentation Department that provide

data to introduce the flame detectors cone of vision to the Fire and Gas Layout drawings

Questions?