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Offshore natural gas extraction plant

Offshore natural gas extraction plant
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FIELD: oil and gas industry.

SUBSTANCE: plant includes dome gas collector provided with possibility of being installed on the bottom surface, the cavity of which is interconnected with cavity of accumulating capacity equipped with outlet pipeline the end of which is fixed on buoyancy equipped with device of radio communication with the collecting ship equipped with attachment device with outlet hole of outlet pipeline. Plant includes at least two dome gas collectors. Accumulating capacity is open from below, it has dome shape and positive buoyancy. Ends of pipelines of gas collectors are fixed in the space under the accumulating capacity, thus excluding the possibility of carrying-over of the gas leaving them from the accumulating capacity cavity. Pipelines are rising throughout their length; at that, at least outlet pipeline and pipelines of gas collectors are equipped with electric heating devices. Accumulating capacity is located above the bottom so that its top can be located at the depth where water pressure exceeds the pressure of dissociation of natural gas hydrate at the temperature corresponding to the annual maximum of water temperature.

EFFECT: simplifying the design of the equipment providing the gas collection, simplifying the arrangement of the gas extraction operation of the collecting ship.

6 cl, 1 dwg

 

The invention relates to a device for the extraction of natural gas in the open sea, namely gas, free-facing bottom gas-emitting sections.

A device for the extraction of natural gas in the open sea, including a dome-shaped gadobenic installed on the surface of the gas-emitting section of the bottom, and a gas pipeline on the sea surface (SU N1498908, CL EV 43/00,1989).

However, in the case of gas transportation from great depths using the pipeline can be difficult to work smoothly.

Also known installation for natural gas production in the open sea, including a dome-shaped gadobenic made with the possibility of installation on the bottom surface, the cavity of which communicates with the cavity of a storage tank equipped with videcnik pipeline, the end of which is fixed to the buoyancy provided by means of radio communication with the vessel-collector, provided with means for connection with the outlet wydanego pipeline (see EN 2078199, EV 43/01, 1994).

The disadvantage of this solution is the lack of economic efficiency in the development of gas hydrate deposits as sources of gas fountains, particularly in the distribution of gas fountains in limited space areas, under conditions of variable flow rate of gas. Adopted by the Hema compacting the collected gas (liquefaction) in a storage tank (gas tank) energy-intensive and structurally quite complex, because it is unclear how to implement the petitioners ' allegation that "before transporting gas sirivat by boosting, for example, a compressor, in addition, the tank becomes a rather complicated construction, because he "has to work" with a large differential external pressure (at the initial stage of filling it must withstand significant external pressure, and after surfacing must resist the same value of the internal pressure (the efficiency of liquefaction at best 40-50% of the original volume of gas). However, it is unclear how to change gas tanks, useful volume which, according to the authors, in the order of 10 m3. Evaluating the efficiency of the production process, you can mark it ineffective at great depths (greater than 600-800 m).

Task to be solved by the claimed invention is directed, is expressed in enabling efficient mining of gas hydrate deposits as sources of gas fountains, especially in the distribution of gas fountains are limited on space stations.

The technical result obtained by solving the problem is to simplify the design of equipment for the collection of gas, in addition, simplifies the organization of work for the ship-collector gas sales.

To solve the put is authorized tasks set for natural gas production in the open sea, includes a dome-shaped gadobenic made with the possibility of installation on the bottom surface, the cavity of which communicates with the cavity of a storage tank equipped with videcnik pipeline, the end of which is fixed to the buoyancy provided by means of radio communication with the vessel-collector, provided with means for connection with the outlet wydanego pipeline, characterized in that it contains at least two dome-shaped gas collector, while the storage tank is open at the bottom, it was given a domed shape and a positive buoyancy, and the ends of the pipes of the gas is fixed in the space below the storage capacity with the exception of the possibility of carrying out flowing of gas from the cavity of a storage tank, in addition, pipelines are made of the rebels along their entire length, with at least vydatnou piping and pipelines for gas supplied by means of electric heating, in addition, a storage tank located above the bottom so that its top was at a depth where the water pressure exceeds the pressure dissociation of hydrate of natural gas at the temperature corresponding to the annual maximum water temperature. In addition, the buoyancy wydanego pipeline is equipped with a winch, the free end of which is fixed on toward her surface is a storage tank. This means the electric heater is made of flexible conductive material with the possibility of the elastic change of their length, for which at least some of their plots given type spirals. In addition, the bottom section tools electric wydanego pipeline placed in the cavity of a storage tank. When this means of electrical heating of pipelines for gas passed through named pipes, supply lines out of gas for buoyancy, such as buoyancy wydanego pipe, and the ends of the supply lines are equipped with hermetic electrical connectors. In addition, the end wydanego pipeline equipped with shutoff valves.

Comparative analysis of the characteristics of the claimed solution with the characteristics of the prototype and analogues demonstrates compliance of the claimed solution to the criterion "novelty".

The characteristics of the characterizing portion of the claims, solves the following functional tasks:

The sign "...contains at least two dome-shaped gas collector..." minimizes the amount of work to deploy the storage capacity per gadobenic.

Signs "...a storage tank is open at the bottom, it was given a domed shape and a positive buoyancy, and the ends of the pipes for gas locked in question is ransta under storage capacity with the exception of the possibility of carrying out flowing of gas from the cavity of a storage tank..." allow positioning in the water column of a storage tank without it charms" on a floating structure located on the surface area, thus ensuring the independence of mining from the ice.

The sign "...pipelines made itself throughout their length..." eliminates the formation of gas hydrate plugs in their cavity.

Signs "...at least vydatnou piping and pipelines for gas supplied by means of electric heating..." provide the possibility of "on - off" process supply of free gas from the storage tanks and provide the possibility of "opening" wydanego pipeline and pipeline gas from "caps" of gas hydrates.

The sign "...a storage tank located above the bottom so that its top was at a depth where the water pressure exceeds the pressure dissociation of hydrate of natural gas at the temperature corresponding to the annual maximum water temperature..." provides "automatic" translation in a hydrated form of gas trapped in a storage tank, and its accumulation in a compact form.

The sign "...buoyancy wydanego pipeline is equipped with a winch, the free end of which is fixed on facing to a surface of a storage tank...provides adjustable immersion depth below the surface of excitement

Signs "...the ele is tropologia made of flexible conductive material with the possibility of the elastic change of their length, for what, at least some of their plots given type spirals..." ensure the safety of funds of electric heating by changing the position of the pipeline relative to the storage tanks and/or gas, and also when changing the length of the pipeline.

The sign "...the bottom section tools electric wydanego pipeline placed in the cavity of a storage tank..." increases the speed of the gas issuing from the storage tanks.

Signs "...the means of electrical heating of pipelines for gas passed through named pipes, supply lines out of gas for buoyancy, such as buoyancy wydanego pipe, and the ends of the supply lines are equipped with hermetic electrical connectors..." ensure the independence of the work of converting into gas hydrates in the storage tanks from similar work in the collectors. In addition, the placement of the electrical connector means of electric heating on one buoyancy provides the possibility of simultaneous control teplovodopribor from a single point.

The sign "...the end wydanego pipeline equipped with shutoff valves..." eliminates leakage of gas volumes located in vitachem the pipeline upstream of the zone gidratoobrazovaniya, at the end of the shipping process gas.

The drawing shows the installation of DL the natural gas production in the open sea.

Position in the drawing indicate: a dome gadobenic 1, a storage tank 2, the ship-Builder 3, vydatnou pipeline 4, provided with a buoyancy 5, the pipes 6, the means of the electric heater 7, the ends 8 of the pipes 6 with plavuchesti 9, the lower portion 10 means of electric heating 7 wydanego pipeline 4, hermetic electrical connectors 11, valves 12, anchor blocks 13, the winch 14.

Dome-shaped gadobenic 1 and storage tank 2 is structurally similar to and different from the size (volume of the cavities of the first order of hundreds of m3, the second - order of 5-10 thousand m3. They are made in the form of soft shells of durable synthetic materials enclosed in a wire mesh cage of synthetic ropes to bottom points which are attached to the anchor blocks 13. The gas collector 1 can also be made in the form of a rigid frame (not shown)mounted in place, or "self" (e.g., using alloys with shape memory), have a soft shell and anchor blocks 13. Areas of the upper dome-shaped gas collector 1 and storage tank 2 is supplied by pipelines (first - piping 6, the second videcnik pipeline 4) plavuchesti respectively 9 and 5 at the ends. The buoyancy of 5 wydanego pipe 4 is made with the possibility of its immersion in the water qu (for example, below depth surface agitation). For this example, mount the winch 14, the end of the rope which is rigidly fixed on the upper surface of a storage tank 2, and provide remote (for example, radio-controlled) control mechanism, providing ascent buoyancy 5 on a signal from the vessel-collector 3 and a battery that supplies power to the winch 14. For the convenience of searching and loading the collected gas to the vessel-collector 3 apparatus (not shown) buoyancy 5 is arranged to work in the mode of the receiver and transmitter. In addition, the buoyancy of 5 posted hermetic electrical connectors 11, valves 12 wydanego pipeline 4. In addition, the buoyancy of 5 posted instrumentation for monitoring the physical state of the gas in the system nodes (not shown).

The claimed device natural gas production in the open sea is assembled and operates as follows.

As the source gas used his bottom gas fountains above gas hydrate fields that lies beneath the covering thickness of the bottom. These gas fountains identify a known manner, on the basis of seismoacoustic profiling, and/or echocardiology, and/or record locator side view and/or gas-geochemical studies. Gave the e is lowered to the bottom of the dome-shaped gas collector 1, covering their "sources" gas fountains, immersed in the waters of the storage tank 2 (moving its width, at the relevant explode on the area of the bottom of the anchor block 13, at least three, and height due Archimedean forces occurring during the immersion of the vessel in the water, the upward and "work" gravity adjacent to the anchor block 13, a force directed downwards). Storage tank 2 is placed in the water column above the bottom so that its top is located at a depth where the water pressure exceeds the pressure at which the dissociation of hydrate of natural gas at the temperature of the surrounding water, the corresponding annual maximum temperatures. Further, the pipelines 6 dome-shaped gas collector 1 report with the cavity of a storage tank 2 (buoyancy 9, secured to the ends of the pipes 6 of the gas collector 1, positioned directly beneath the storage tank 2 and is fixed in this position the respective anchor blocks 13 or start from the bottom directly into the cavity of a storage tank 2 by the value of preventing their displacement of the bottom currents. The important point is that the receiving apertures of the pipes 6 of the gas collector 1 was located below the outlet and the pipe 6 was "go into all the sections of e is about length. Means of electric heating 7 pre-fitted in the cavities wydanego pipe 4 and the piping 6, and the lower portion 10 means of electric heating 7 wydanego pipe 4 inserted in the cavity, while their supply lines displayed on the buoyancy of 5 wydanego pipe 4 and is provided with a hermetic electrical connectors 11.

In the initial position vydatnou pipeline 4 is blocked by the shut-off valve 12, the buoyancy of 5 pritoplennye at a depth of excluding the influence of surface waves, ice and other factors. Next, collect the gas by using a dome-shaped gas collector 1, trapping gas fountains. Trapped gas floats to the top of the hollow dome-shaped gas collector 1 and then POPs up a pipeline 6 into the cavity of a storage tank 2, gathering in its upper part. Staying in its motion, the gas bubbles begin to perceive the water pressure (which at this depth exceeds the pressure at which the dissociation of hydrate of natural gas, and taking into account the temperature of the water corresponds to thermobaric conditions of hydrate formation), through which the gas passes in a hydrated form. Thus, in the cavity of a storage tank 2 begins to accumulate hydrate of natural gas (in terms of the sea of Okhotsk, is right to say - metalogical because methane SOS is to place up to 98-99% of the volume of gas). The accumulation of gas hydrate instead of the accumulation of the gas helps reduce Archimedean forces acting on a storage tank 2, as the density of methane hydrates close to the density of ice 0.874 methane at a temperature of 0°C (increasing from 0,894-0,897 g/cm3at 0°C and to 2.55 MPa to 0,914-0,956 g/cm3at 37°C. and 147 MPa). According to the calculation of the empirical formula of the density of methane hydrate is 0,905 g/cm3at 0°C. Precipitation of up to 7%). The conductivity of gas hydrates in 5-15 times higher than that of ice. Hydrocodone deposits differ from the aquifer, in addition to lower density, significantly lower conductivity and lower thermal conductivity, but the greater speed of propagation of elastic waves. It was established experimentally that after hydrate formation in initially water-saturated Sands, the speed of longitudinal waves was increased from 1.85 to 2.7 km/s; in cemented sandstones speed was increased from 3.0 to 3.5 km/s Speed of longitudinal waves in the sample of pure hydrate structure bottom about 3.1 km/s This allows you to easily control the accumulation of gas hydrates in a storage tank 2, by monitoring the velocity of propagation of elastic waves in the cavity. At a given filling of a storage tank 2 instrumentation mounted on the buoyancy 5 gives the command on its ascent (option, when this team takes the corresponding equipment of the ship-collector 3). After that, radio transmitting apparatus, mounted on the buoyancy 5, transmits a signal, which is received by the vessel-collector 3, which allows you to quickly reach the buoyancy 5. Further, the buoyancy of 5 or lift on Board the vessel (if buoyancy is small), or the operator descends from the ship to the buoyancy of 5. Next vydatnou pipe 4 is connected to the receive pipeline vessel (not shown), and hermetic electrical connectors 11 means of electric heating 7 wydanego pipe 4 and, if necessary, piping 6 is connected through the ship's power supply line to the ship's power source and start warming up the pipes by opening valves 12 wydanego pipeline 4. Due to heating of the gas hydrates become gas and go to the ship-Builder 3. The process continues until the complete liberation of a storage tank 2 from hydrate or to fill the tanks of the vessel-collector 3. Directly on the ship-collector 3 gas compact (turning into hydrate or liquefaction). Upon completion of the process of shipment disable hermetic electrical connectors 11 means of electric heating 7 from the ship's power source, block valves 12 wydanego pipeline 4 and give the command to dive buoyancy 5. Yes is it all repeats.

When working in the ice-ship collector must have the appropriate ice class, which ensures its safe operation, or must be accompanied by an icebreaker. For ascent buoyancy 7, you must first generate wormwood appropriate dimensions. In the rest of the work in ice conditions does not differ from the one described.

1. Installation for natural gas production in the open sea, including a dome-shaped gadobenic made with the possibility of installation on the bottom surface, the cavity of which communicates with the cavity of a storage tank equipped with videcnik pipeline, the end of which is fixed to the buoyancy provided by means of radio communication with the vessel-collector, provided with means for connection with the outlet wydanego pipeline, characterized in that it contains at least two dome-shaped gas collector, while the storage tank is open at the bottom, it was given a domed shape and a positive buoyancy, and the ends of the pipes of the gas is fixed in the space below the storage capacity with the exception of the possibility of carrying out flowing out of the gas from the cavity of a storage tank, in addition, pipelines are made of the rebels along their entire length, with at least vydatnou piping and pipelines for gas SN is beeny means of electric heating, in addition, a storage tank located above the bottom so that its top was at a depth where the water pressure exceeds the pressure dissociation of hydrate of natural gas at the temperature corresponding to the annual maximum water temperature.

2. Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that the buoyancy wydanego pipeline is equipped with a winch, the free end of which is fixed on facing to a surface of a storage tank.

3. Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that the means of the electric heater is made of flexible conductive material with the possibility of the elastic change of their length, for which at least some of their plots given type spirals.

4. Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom section tools electric wydanego pipeline placed in the cavity of a storage tank.

5. Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that the means of electrical heating of pipelines for gas passed through named pipes, supply lines out of gas for buoyancy, such as buoyancy wydanego pipe, and the ends of the supply lines are equipped with hermetic electrical connectors.

6. Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that the end wydanego pipeline equipped with shutoff valves.

 

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