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Two Phase Flow
Projects
Babcock Eagleton, Inc.
is recognized as a worldwide expert in the design of slug
catchers and two-phase facilities to handle liquids at the
pipeline terminal. The company has developed proprietary designs
for slug catchers and formulas for the analysis of two-phase
flow behavior in pipelines. Calculated pressure drops and liquid
hold-up volumes have been confirmed by tests conducted on
several operating pipelines.
Owner
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Summary
Description
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Location
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Woodside
Offshore Petroleum Pty., Ltd. |
Analysis of an
84 mile long, 40-inch pipeline transporting 1,600 MMSCFD
of natural gas and 50,000 BPD of liquids. |
Western
Australia |
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Woodside
Offshore Petroleum Pty., Ltd. |
A slug catcher
with a capacity of 32,500 barrels of liquid,
filter/separator facilities, condensate flash tanks,
metering and controls. |
Western
Australia |
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Columbia Gulf-
Tennessee Gas |
73 miles of
36-inch two-phase pipeline and a slug catcher with a
capacity of 9,000 barrels of liquid. |
Louisiana |
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Tidal
Transmission Company |
A 90 mile
offshore pipeline system in the Gulf of Mexico to gather
and transport natural gas and condensate. |
Offshore
Louisiana |
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Exxon Company
USA |
Conversion of
a 2,700 barrel vessel into a slug catcher to handle sour
crude, sour gas, and water. |
Florida |
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Aramco |
Forty-two slug
catchers ranging from 100 barrel to 1,000 barrel liquid
capacity for a gas-lift water injection system. |
Saudi Arabia |
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Cities Service
Oil & Gas Corporation |
Modification
of an existing liquid slug catcher to expand capacity
from 1,700 barrels to 5,000 barrels. |
Texas |
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Amerada Hess |
17 miles of
12" two-phase pipeline and a slug catcher with a
capacity of 1,000 barrels of liquid. Design included a
filter separator and gas custody transfer metering. |
Texas |
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Pecten
International Company |
Provided
project management, engineering design, and inspection
for the Merluza offshore natural gas pipeline receiving
facility in Sao Paulo. Civil, structural, and mechanical
design of the 10,000 BBL slug catcher was solely the
responsibility of Eagleton. |
Brazil |
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Marathon/Shell
Oil |
Design of a
slug catcher sized for 4400 barrels of liquid and 600
MMSCFD of natural gas as well as filter separator and
gas custody transfer metering, liquid pumps, and liquid
custody transfer metering. |
Louisiana |
Other representative clients:
Aminoil USA,
American Overseas Petroleum Company, Santos, Ltd., Shell Oil
Company, Superior Oil Company and Union Texas Petroleum
Corporation.
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