Novel AgR-EOR compression integration for process optimization

Abdukarem Amhamed; Ahmed Abotaleb

doi:10.2118/195569-PA

Novel AgR-EOR compression integration for process optimization

Abdukarem Amhamed^*, Ahmed Abotaleb

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In this work we aim to enhance the sour-gas loading in acid-gas removal (AGR) systems, maximizing oil-production rate at the tertiary phase and enhanced oil recovery (EOR), and mitigating vented carbon dioxide (CO₂) with minimal modification to the existing systems. We conducted a simulation study on the basis of a real natural-gas liquids (NGLs) plant and Qatari oil wells with a 390-MMscf/D feed of sour gas using HYSYS and ProMax process simulation tools to evaluate the novel configurations compared with a conventional AGR system. The results show that the acid-gas loading improved from 0.48 to 0.81, and the amine circulation rate decreased by 40%, while maintaining the treated-gas quality specifications (4 ppm H₂S, 1 mol% CO₂). The required CO₂ compression power for CO₂-EOR decreased by 15.49%, and the oil production was enhanced by 1,360 B/D. In addition, 13.6 MMscf/D of CO₂ is mitigated and used rather than vented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	421-428
Number of pages	8
Journal	SPE Production and Operations
Volume	34
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2118/195569-PA
Publication status	Published - 2019

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