Course Overview
This course covers aspects of hydrate formation and prevention. Focus will be on chemical addition requirements and preventing accidents during hydrate removal. Major topics include hydrate formation, prevention, heating, and depressurization. Students will consider typical injection rates and methods.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
1.0
- Retired
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Define a gas hydrate.
- Draw the hydrate triangle and describe the conditions under which hydrates form.
- Given the operating conditions and a hydrate curve, predict whether a hydrate will form.
- Use the gas gravity method to predict hydrate formation.
- State the accuracy of the gas gravity method and understand its limitations.
- List and describe the three main methods for hydrate prevention.
- Identify the common hydrate inhibitors.
- Apply the Hammerschmidt equation to predict the effect of chemicals on the hydrate-forming temperature.
- Combine common chemical injection rates and prices to estimate project costs.
- Outline methods used to get rid of formed hydrates and discuss their strengths and weaknesses.
- Discuss what safety issues surround removing a hydrate plug and what an operator should do.
Effective as of Fall 2007
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