Development of Offshore Gas Fields Using Barge-Mounted Methanol Plants
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Presently we can develop offshore gas resources by using various means. This study evaluates the costs related to the production of methanol (from natural gas) in a barge-mounted plant located directly above an oil or gas field, and compares them with those related to platform-type field development (by which method the gas is transported ashore through a pipeline). Methanol is very easy to handle since it is a liquid much like water; it is gaining much interest nowadays particularly for use as a gasoline extender. Our proposal can potentially yield cheaper methanol than that which is produced from wood or grains. Currently we have sufficient tools and technology to carry out this project, using innumerable possible combinations of drilling and subsea-production equipment. The essence is that we use a floating vessel; this way the capital investment is shared between a number of fields.We have developed several suitable equations to compute the costs of our scheme as well as those for the conventional scheme, for all offshore areas of the world. Data from many fields have been used in a computer program written for this purpose. The acquired results are quite encouraging and confirm our basic premise that the proposal is not only viable, but also highly economical and profitable in several places. An excellent prospect, however, is a marginal-sized field remote from shore in deep water.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Date created | March 1980 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Kulachol, KonthiI |
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| Primary advisor | Marsden Jr., Sullivan S. |
| Degree granting institution | Stanford University, Department of Petroleum Engineering |
Subjects
| Subject | School of Earth Energy & Environmental Sciences |
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| Genre | Thesis |
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- Kulachol, KonthiI. (1980). Development of Offshore Gas Fields Using Barge-Mounted Methanol Plants. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/kj943ft2232
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