Performance Analysis of Oil Fields Production Facilities with and without Booster Pumps

Abstract

This study is carried out in Unity State at five Field Processing Facilities of crude oil (FPFs): UNITY, MUNGA, ELNAR, ELTOOR and TOMA SOUTH that belong to Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC). The objective of this study was to reduce the cost of production through the removal of the assisting booster pump of the five mentioned transfer pumps of FPFs. Two simulation models were built in this study. In the first model, the booster pump was running whereas in the second model the booster pump was stopped. Three parameters values: pipeline pressure, discharge pressure and total production were recorded for each of the five FPFs. Then the previous results were compared with the actual three parameters readings for the five fields. This study shows that the differences between the simulation and actual values are not significant except for discharge pressure values for all fields' pumps. According to these findings the following recommendations are suggested: the assisting booster pump should be stopped to reduce the estimated annual cost of production around 868,580.88 USD, but the pressure of each of the five FPFs pipeline should be increased to overcome and maintain the production at the normal level.