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TABLE 1.1 Combined scope of flow assurance (FA) and production chemistry (PC)
FA PC
Asphaltenes precipitation, deposition and remediation X
Artificial lift or boosting method selection and optimization X
Bacterial analysis, modeling and control in flowlines and wells X
Bacterial biomass accumulation in process equipment X
Basis of design for flow assurance analysis X
Chemical selection, dosages and compatibility screening X
Chemical injection locations, rates and chemical tubing or umbilical sizing X
Corrosion analysis, monitoring and treatment X
Corrosion products accumulation in pipes and in process equipment X
Cross-flow between wells or multiple zones in a well X
Diamondoids precipitation from produced fluid (typically gas) X
Drilling and wellwork fluids formulation for hydrate and scale control X
Electrical heating analysis for flow lines X
Emulsion separation in separators, flowlines and wells X
Emulsified fluids viscosity and flow X
Erosional velocity analysis X
Flexible line inflation during filling with fluid X
Flow metering strategy and locations X
Fluid sampling plan, PVT analysis and EoS tuning during appraisal X
Fluid sampling and laboratory planning for process facility in operation X
Foaming of produced fluids X
Gelled oil blockage and waxy gel break pressure X
Glycol or methanol regeneration X
Hydrate formation prediction, inhibition and remediation planning X
Ice blockage X
Joule-Thompson cooling or J-T heating of produced fluids X
Liquids holdup in produced fluid transport lines X
Liquids loading of wells during multiphase flow of gas, oil and water X
Mercury accumulation in flow lines, equipment and product streams X
Monitoring of flow and blockage detection with online system X
Multiphase flow and pulsation in wells, flowlines, process equipment X
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