Natural Gas Hydrates in Flow Assurance

With millions of kilometers of onshore and offshore oil and gas pipelines in service around the world, pipelines are the life's blood. Notorious for disrupting natural gas production and transmission to safety and health hazards. Written by an international group of experts. Natural gas Hydrates in Flow Assurance. Compact and easy to use, the book provides 20 years of lessons. Packed with field case studies, calculate hydrate phase equilibria and plug dissociation. In addition readers receive executable programs to calculate hydrate thermodynamics.

Case studies of hydrates in flow assurance

The key concepts underlying the practical applications

An overview of the flow of assurance industrial developments

1. Introduction






2. Safety with Hydrates








3. How hydrate plugs form








4. How hydrate plugs are remediated








5. Non-Plugging Oils








6. Operation Procedures on Black Oil Hydrates








7. Conclusion