ENAR Conceptual Compression Study*

20 May

Client: OGDCL (Oil & Gas Development Company Limited)

Field (Type): Qadirpur (Gas, Onshore Pakistan)
Objectives:
- The client wanted to investigate field development options for gas compression include the deployment of used centrifugal compressors from a defunct site in tandem with existing reciprocating compression systems
- The client wanted existing field development plans to be reviewed and improvements recommended
- The client required support to carry out technical review of existing installation schedule of process gas compression units
- The client desired support with carrying out technical analyses of future turbomachinery sparing philosophies
- The client wanted to appraise gas compression field development options with a view to selecting the optimum and most effective approach.
- The client required support to develop a comprehensive field development roadmap with the newly recommended development scheme
Challenge: The key driver for study was the declining reservoir pressures of the field.
Our Engagement*: We were engaged as Engineering Consultants because of our unique gas compression, field development and integrated asset modelling expertise.
Approach: Well performance modelling, Pipeline network flow modelling, Integrated asset modelling and simulation. Turbomachinery design reviews. Process engineering design.
Stake:
If action was not taken to select the optimum compression concept, declining reservoir pressures from the field could have led to significant loss of production/revenue.
Finally, without a rigorous conceptual study, a substandard legacy could have been selected with the consequent long-term technical and financial penalties of such a decision
Results:
- An improved field development road map describing the optimum compression option (and its installation schedule) was successfully developed
- The recommended approaches were demonstrated to enhance production

* NB: Some projects may have been performed by consultant in previous roles.

Sodi serves as our Managing Director and Projects Director. He has management and technical oversight across our offices. He graduated from the University of Sussex, UK with a first class MSc in Turbomachinery. Sodi has a track record of successfully managing production optimization and field development studies for major oil and gas companies internationally. He is an expert in gas compression and integrated asset modelling with more than a decade experience. In his career, the value he has provided in these areas has led to significant decisions which have provided immense production and project benefits for several operating companies. He has previously held senior roles including Head of Projects and Management Team Leader in a reputable engineering consulting firm from which he left to start up Eta Energy Solutions. He has also in previous roles, led software development teams in developing bespoke integrated asset modelling software. Sodi is a Chartered Engineer, professionally recognized by the Engineering Council (UK) and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). He is also a professionally recognised member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK) and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). He speaks regularly and presents technical papers at international oil and gas conferences across the world.