Potency of starch in hydrate inhibition in a field within Gulf of Guinea Using Aspen Hysys

Hydrocarbon industry is now moving from onshore to offshore environments in search of black gold, since the world’s energy demand growing astronomically. Exploitation this gold an environment quite very capital intensive but not exonerated flow assurance and intervention challenges. This due fact that produced alongside with BSW, associated gas, without which will be termed dead oil; also, there restricted accessibility environment. The result hydrate formation includes blockage lines, plaguing downstream equipment line’s appurtenances such as Valves, Tees, Elbows. current methods preventing by are highly limited chemicals used harsh ecosystem. study investigated potency Starch Manihot Esculenta inhibition using Aspen Hysys V11.0. performances considered inhibitors a modeled line system diameter355.6mm, length 12.095 km deep water hydrocarbon field within Gulf Guinea, were based on actual condition production data. simulation results at 40% 80% cuts plotted for both steady state dynamic Mat lab. At state, disclosed no formation. However, hydrates form. HCF’s pressure declines 61bar 40.52bar, 32.43bar respectively, different cuts, induction time 240 minutes. Likewise, temperature declined suddenly sharply rose again indicating formations. 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2 mole fractions prevented forming best fractions. was therefore, recommended field-pilot test further developed, utilized ecofriendly inhibitor.