Modular Exploration and Production System Including an Extended Well Testing Service Vessel

摘要

A modular exploration and production system combined with an oil well testing and service vessel is provided, the vessel comprising equipment for separating hydrocarbons and/or associated fluids and solids by means of a processing plant. The vessel is equipped with suitable equipment packages for all required functionality, so fluid received from wells, piping and installations at sea or inland waters is processed for the separation, control and ecological handling of the mixture (crude oil, gas, solids, chemicals and oily or production water) in a plurality of phases such as exploration, drilling, finishing, repair, stimulation, production, and production measurement. In an extended combination of such technologies, a single well test service vessel is used in conjunction with a field of neighboring self-standing riser systems to serially test well and production processes, resulting in project-scaled synergies between drilling and testing assets that lead to cleaner, more cost-effective recovery of higher quality yields.

主权项

1. An offshore exploration and production system including an extended well test service vessel, said system comprising:
a modular exploration and production system disposed in communication with an offshore well, said modular exploration and production system further comprising one or more adjustable buoyancy chambers and a lower connecting member disposed between said offshore well and said one or more adjustable buoyancy chambers; and an extended well test service vessel comprising means for positioning said vessel into proximate communication with said modular exploration and production system; interconnecting said vessel and said modular exploration and production system with means for loading and discharging hydrocarbons obtained from said well; separating said hydrocarbons into a plurality of constituent products; and discharging the products separated from the hydrocarbons into a storage means.