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  1. akoester

    Why Produce Thru the Annulus?

    Thanks for advising, David.
  2. akoester

    Why Produce Thru the Annulus?

    Facilities engineer here, hoping some production engineers could lend their experience. My company currently produces our onshore horizontal wet gas/condensate wells through tubing from day 1. We've been asked to evaluate a change to producing from the annular side of the B section of the...
  3. akoester

    Vessel/Tank Inspectors - How to Find?

    I hope this is the correct forum for this - while this is not a technical question, I cannot see where else it would fit. Any suggestions for finding a qualified inspector for field equipment? I previously worked for in a long-established field office, and we had a legacy list of inspectors we...
  4. akoester

    B31.8 Contradiction: Class 1, Div 2 Test Pressure

    Please let me know if I am missing something, but I am seeing a contradiction in the ASME B31.8-2010 spec in regards to required test pressure of Class 1, Div 2 pipeline. Section 840.2.2(a)(2) Class 1, Division 2. This Division is a Location Class 1 wherer the design factor of the pipe is equal...
  5. akoester

    Upstream as a Chem E major

    There are lots of opportunities in the industry. I graduated with my B.S. in ChemE and went to work for an E&P operator as a facilties engineer. There is lots of mechE aspects to the job, but the companies train you. Process Engineers in the natural gas fractionation plants are generally...
  6. akoester

    Integrated Production Unit/Meter Run Process Safety

    Thanks, David. We are using a dual chamber currently and plan to use them going forward. There is no way I will get approval for installation inside the cabinets. My I&E TL says that it will be too difficult to change plates in the dual fitting in the enclosed space. Also, my management is...
  7. akoester

    Integrated Production Unit/Meter Run Process Safety

    I'm a Facilities Enigneer, and I recently started working in the Marcellus. A lot of the production units installed in Appalachia have meter runs integrated with the production unit skids (picture attached) - installed on the exterior of the cabinet. Our first generation pad design has the...
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