SC-04 CCUS Fit-for-Purpose Casing and Tubing Analysis for CO₂ with Impurities

George R. Brown Convention Center - Room 332 A/D

Thursday, 14 March 2024, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.  |  Houston, Texas

Course Content

The development and application of a fit-for-purpose CO₂ injection model is presented in the context of a front-end engineering design for a new Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) project targeting a depleted gas reservoir in the North Sea. The growing trend towards long-term industrial scale CCS presents challenges for wellbore tubular design. Along with related CCS system components such as the pipeline or the reservoir, particular engineering design and integrity assurance requirements must be addressed for the wellbore tubulars. Downhole operating conditions include severe cooling from Joule-Thomson effects across chokes, due to wellbore friction and at the sand face. Coupled with drilling and cementing conditions from the well construction phase, the resultant thermal stresses on tubulars, connections and completion components need to be predicted as they can be significant.  An appropriate Equation of State, accounting for impurities and multiphase flow correlations are required to predict rapid changes in fluid behaviour. With a depleted gas reservoir as the storage target, early life versus late life wellbore conditions can be significantly different. The tubular design workflow was finalized using the CO₂ injection model deployed via a cloud-based software platform developed in concert with the FEED process in an agile manner. Validation of the model was provided by comparison with legacy software.

This course will provide an understanding of the impact of CO₂ impurities on casing and tubing load cases. The course provides the background and results of the Fit-for-Purpose Casing and Tubing Analysis Program that was developed in collaboration with Harbour Energy for the UK Viking CCS Project.

Agenda

1. Introduction to CCS Tubular Stress Analysis
   • Overview of CCS (Carbon Capture, and Storage)
   • Overview of the unique challenges in CCS projects
2. Tubular Stress Analysis Refresher
   • Types of stresses and their impact on tubular structures
   • Material properties and selection considerations
3. CCS modelling and Standards
   • Overview of relevant industry codes and standards
   • Compliance requirements for CCU tubular stress analysis
4. CCS tubular applications
   • CCS flow assurance
   • CCS Tubular stress analysis
   • Potential issues in CCS tubular systems
5. Q&A and Discussion
6. Conclusion and Next Steps

Instructors

Fees

Pricing:

$600 Professionals

Attendee Limit:

40 People

Venue

George R. Brown Convention Center

1001 Avenida De Las Americas

Houston, Texas 77010

United States

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