Session 2. Oral Presentation for: Risk-based hydrate management: a new path to value creation for gas condensate developments

Presented on 27 May 2025: Session 2 The move to risk-based hydrate management has facilitated the development of numerous projects worldwide that were previously rendered uneconomic by the cost of overcoming technical challenges. While literature is available for risk-based hydrate management approaches for oil systems, this paper focuses on the application of these approaches to gas condensate developments. A combination of engineering expertise, operational knowledge, laboratory analyses and modelling techniques is being leveraged to quantify hydrate formation and plugging likelihood in gas condensate fields. The potential for complete hydrate blockage is established by analysing the critical factors for stable hydrate formation and the conditions necessary for blockage. Incorporating the latest hydrate kinetics information provides pragmatic and capital efficient subsea designs for hydrate management. The insights and methodologies shared in this paper demonstrate ingenuity in flow assurance, guiding the implementation of effective solutions and driving project value. To access the Oral Presentation click the link below. To read the full paper click here