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PRACTICA 5: Gas Gathering & Pipeline Simulation

1) The document describes a gas gathering system simulation using HYSYS that consists of four wells connected via pipelines to a gas plant. 2) The wells have the same gas composition and different temperatures and pressures. 3) Pipeline data including diameters, lengths, elevations and material are provided for the seven branches connecting the wells to the plant. 4) The simulation is run to calculate the pressure drop and heat losses in each pipeline branch.

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PRACTICA 5: Gas Gathering & Pipeline Simulation

1) The document describes a gas gathering system simulation using HYSYS that consists of four wells connected via pipelines to a gas plant. 2) The wells have the same gas composition and different temperatures and pressures. 3) Pipeline data including diameters, lengths, elevations and material are provided for the seven branches connecting the wells to the plant. 4) The simulation is run to calculate the pressure drop and heat losses in each pipeline branch.

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UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL SAN LUIS GONZAGA

ESCUELA DE POSGRADO DE LA UNICA


MAESTRÍA EN INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA – PROCESOS QUÍMICOS Y AMBIENTALES

PRACTICA 5: Gas Gathering & Pipeline Simulation

In this exercise, a gas gathering system located on varied terrain is simulated using the
steady state capabilities of HYSYS. The following figure shows the physical configuration
of this system superimposed on a topographic map. The system consists of four wells
distributed over an area of approximately 2.0 square km, connected to a gas plant via a
network of pipelines.
There are four gas wells, we need to gather the gas from the wells and transfer it to the
plant through pipelines shown below:

The composition of the four wells is the same:

Component Mole Fraction Component Mole Fraction


Methane 0.6230 n-pentane 0.00405
Ethane 0.2800 n-hexane 0.00659
Propane 0.0163 C7+ 0.00992
i-Butane 0.00433 N2 0.00554
n-Butane 0.00821 CO2 0.0225
i-pentane 0.00416 H2S 0.0154

C7+: MW=122; ρ=47.45 lb/ft3

GasWell 1 GasWell 2 GasWell 3 GasWell 4


Temperature ºC (ºF) 40 (105) 45 (115) 45 (115) 35 (95)
Pressure kPa (psia) 4135 (600) 3450 (500) <empty> <empty>
Flow kgmole/h (lbmole/hr) 425 (935) 375 (825) 575 (1270) 545 (1200)
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL SAN LUIS GONZAGA
ESCUELA DE POSGRADO DE LA UNICA
MAESTRÍA EN INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA – PROCESOS QUÍMICOS Y AMBIENTALES

The pipe segments data are given below:

Branch Segment Length Elevation Elevation


meters meters Change
meters
GasWell 1 639
1 150 645 6
Branch 1
2 125 636.5 -8.5
3 100 637 0.5
GasWell 2 614
Branch 2
1 200 637 23
GasWell 3 635.5
1 160 648 12.5
Branch 3
2 100 634 -14
3 205 633 -1
Branch 1 & 2 637
Branch 4
1 355 633 -4
Branch 3 & 4 633 633
Branch 5
1 300 617 -16
GasWell 4 632.5
Branch 6 1 180 625 -7.5
2 165 617 -8
Branch 5 & 6 617
Branch 7
1 340 604 -13

Pipe Branch Diameter


Branch 1 76.2 mm (3”)
Branch 2 101.6 mm (4”)
Branch 3 76.2 mm (3”)
Branch 4 101.6 mm (4”)
Branch 5 152 mm (6”)
Branch 6 76.2 mm (3”)
Branch 7 203.2 mm (8”)

Schedule 40 steel pipes is used throughout and all branches are buried at a depth of 1
m (3 ft). All pipes are uninsulated Consider inner and outer HTC and the pipe wall in heat
transfer estimation. (Ambient Temperature = 5oC)

• Calculate the pressure drop and the heat loses inside each branch.

Solución:
Se ingresan los datos para cada pozo de gas como se muestra en los recuadros. Como
se describe la practica todas las tuberías son de acero cedula 40, enterradas a una
profundidad de 1 m con una temperatura ambiente de 5°C. Luego de realizar la
simulación hallamos las pérdidas de presiones y el calor perdido en cada tramo de
tubería hacia la planta de gas.
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL SAN LUIS GONZAGA
ESCUELA DE POSGRADO DE LA UNICA
MAESTRÍA EN INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA – PROCESOS QUÍMICOS Y AMBIENTALES

Los resultados obtenidos después de haber hecho la simulación son los siguientes:

Unit Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7
Heat Flow kJ/h 12426 8527 16579 12237 10242 9003 11068
Delta P kPa 652.75 82.35 1798.04 786.26 290.91 1425.47 164.88

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