PST STUDY FOR CHOKE VALVE DOWNSTREAM PIPELINE

START UP ‐ CITHP   CONDITION
140 barg ; 18.8 deg C @ Well head
approx 0 bar g @ choke valve outlet

To study  choke valve downstream pipe line pressure @ strat up condition at different choke valve % openings.

OBSERVATION:
Downstream pipeline spec
‐ Downstream pipe is designed for 0 deg C whereas 
negative temp is expected
Pipe spec ‐ 600# CS
‐Detected hydrate formation @ choke valve 
downstream
Temp deg C 0 50 75 100 125 150
Pressure bar g 102.1 100.2 96.7 93.2 91.7 90.2

Assuming downstream pipe (of choke valve) can withstand pressure 102 barg, below graph shows the time w.r.t choke valve % opening

% choke Valve 
D/S pipe max pessure @ 102 barg
opening Time Pressure
% sec bar g 70

10 57.5 102 60

20 33 102 50
Time, sec

50 16.8 102 40

100 7.8 102 30

20
10
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Choke valve % open
Case 1:  Start up condition : choke valve @ 10% open
Pressure @ well head : 140 bar @ 18.8 deg C

CHOKE VALVE‐  160.0
Time Pressure Temp % open
[seconds] [bar_g] [C] [%]
140.0
0 0.4 ‐85.8 10
0.5 1.6 ‐80.8 10
1 2.9 ‐78.8 10 120.0
1.5 4.0 ‐80.5 10
2 5.2 ‐78.6 10
100.0
2.5 6.3 ‐80.1 10

Pressure, bar g
3 7.4 ‐79.4 10
3.5 8.5 ‐78.9 10 80.0
4 9.6 ‐78.3 10
4.5 10.6 ‐76.9 10
60.0
5 11.7 ‐76.2 10
5.5 12.7 ‐74.8 10
6 13.8 ‐74.1 10 40.0
6.5 14.8 ‐72.8 10
7 15.8 ‐72.1 10
20.0
7.5 16.8 ‐70.8 10
8 17.8 ‐70.1 10
8.5 18.8 ‐68.9 10 0.0
9 19.8 ‐68.2 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
9.5 20.8 ‐67.0 10 Time, Sec
10 21.7 ‐66.3 10
10.5 22.7 ‐65.1 10
11 23.6 ‐64.4 10
11.5 24.5 ‐63.3 10
12 25.5 ‐62.6 10
12.5 26.4 ‐61.5 10
13 27.3 ‐60.9 10
13.5 28.2 ‐59.8 10
14 29.1 ‐59.2 10
14.5 29.9 ‐58.1 10
15 30.8 ‐57.5 10
15.5 31.7 ‐56.5 10
16 32.5 ‐55.9 10
16.5 33.4 ‐54.9 10
17 34.2 ‐54.3 10
17.5 35.0 ‐53.3 10
18 35.9 ‐52.8 10
18.5 36.7 ‐51.8 10
19 37.5 ‐51.3 10
19.5 38.3 ‐50.4 10
20 39.1 ‐49.9 10
20.5 39.9 ‐49.0 10
21 40.7 ‐48.4 10
21.5 41.5 ‐47.6 10
22 42.3 ‐47.1 10
22.5 43.1 ‐46.2 10
23 43.8 ‐45.7 10
23.5 44.6 ‐44.9 10
24 45.4 ‐44.4 10
24.5 46.2 ‐43.6 10
25 46.9 ‐43.1 10
25.5 47.7 ‐42.3 10
26 48.5 ‐41.8 10
26.5 49.3 ‐41.0 10
27 50.1 ‐40.6 10
27.5 50.9 ‐39.8 10
28 51.7 ‐39.3 10
28.5 52.5 ‐38.5 10
29 53.3 ‐38.1 10
29.5 54.1 ‐37.3 10
30 54.9 ‐36.9 10
30.5 55.7 ‐36.1 10
31 56.5 ‐35.6 10
31.5 57.3 ‐34.9 10
32 58.1 ‐34.4 10
32.5 58.9 ‐33.7 10
33 59.8 ‐33.3 10
33.5 60.6 ‐32.5 10
34 61.4 ‐32.1 10
34.5 62.3 ‐31.4 10
35 63.1 ‐31.0 10
35.5 63.9 ‐30.3 10
36 64.7 ‐29.9 10
36.5 65.6 ‐29.2 10
37 66.4 ‐28.8 10
37.5 67.2 ‐28.1 10
38 68.1 ‐27.7 10
38.5 68.9 ‐27.1 10
39 69.8 ‐26.7 10
39.5 70.6 ‐26.0 10
40 71.4 ‐25.7 10
40.5 72.3 ‐25.0 10
41 73.1 ‐24.7 10
41.5 74.0 ‐24.1 10
42 74.8 ‐23.7 10
42.5 75.7 ‐23.1 10
43 76.5 ‐22.7 10
43.5 77.4 ‐22.2 10
44 78.2 ‐21.8 10
44.5 79.1 ‐21.2 10
45 79.9 ‐20.9 10
45.5 80.8 ‐20.3 10
46 81.7 ‐20.0 10
46.5 82.5 ‐19.5 10
47 83.4 ‐19.1 10
47.5 84.3 ‐18.6 10
48 85.1 ‐18.3 10
48.5 86.0 ‐17.8 10
49 86.9 ‐17.4 10
49.5 87.7 ‐16.9 10
50 88.6 ‐16.6 10
50.5 89.5 ‐16.1 10
51 90.4 ‐15.8 10
51.5 91.3 ‐15.3 10
52 92.1 ‐15.0 10
52.5 93.0 ‐14.6 10
53 93.9 ‐14.3 10
53.5 94.8 ‐13.8 10
54 95.7 ‐13.5 10
54.5 96.6 ‐13.1 10
55 97.5 ‐12.8 10
55.5 98.4 ‐12.4 10
56 99.3 ‐12.1 10
56.5 100.2 ‐11.7 10
57 101.1 ‐11.4 10
57.5 101.9 ‐11.0 10
58 102.8 ‐10.7 10
58.5 103.7 ‐10.3 10
59 104.6 ‐10.1 10
59.5 105.5 ‐9.7 10
60 106.4 ‐9.4 10
60.5 107.3 ‐9.0 10
61 108.2 ‐8.8 10
61.5 109.1 ‐8.4 10
62 110.0 ‐8.2 10
62.5 110.9 ‐7.8 10
63 111.8 ‐7.6 10
63.5 112.6 ‐7.3 10
64 113.5 ‐7.0 10
64.5 114.4 ‐6.7 10
65 115.3 ‐6.5 10
65.5 116.2 ‐6.1 10
66 117.0 ‐5.9 10
66.5 117.9 ‐5.6 10
67 118.7 ‐5.4 10
67.5 119.6 ‐5.1 10
68 120.5 ‐4.9 10
68.5 121.3 ‐4.6 10
69 122.1 ‐4.4 10
69.5 123.0 ‐4.1 10
70 123.8 ‐4.0 10
70.5 124.6 ‐3.7 10
71 125.4 ‐3.5 10
71.5 126.2 ‐3.3 10
72 127.0 ‐3.1 10
72.5 127.8 ‐2.8 10
73 128.5 ‐2.7 10
73.5 129.3 ‐2.4 10
74 130.0 ‐2.3 10
74.5 130.8 ‐2.1 10
75 131.5 ‐1.9 10
75.5 132.2 ‐1.7 10
76 132.9 ‐1.6 10
76.5 133.6 ‐1.4 10
77 134.2 ‐1.2 10
77.5 134.9 ‐1.0 10
78 135.5 ‐0.9 10
78.5 136.1 ‐0.8 10
79 136.6 ‐0.6 10
79.5 137.2 ‐0.5 10
80 137.7 ‐0.4 10
80.5 138.2 ‐0.2 10
81 138.7 ‐0.2 10
81.5 139.1 0.0 10
82 139.5 0.0 10
82.5 139.9 0.1 10
83 140.2 0.2 10
83.5 140.4 0.3 10
84 140.6 0.3 10
84.5 140.8 0.3 10
85 141.0 0.4 10
85.5 141.1 0.4 10
86 141.2 0.4 10
Case 2:  Start up condition : choke valve @ 20% open
Pressure @ well head : 140 bar @ 18.8 deg C

CHOKE VALVE‐ 
160.0
Time Pressure Temp % open
[seconds] [bar_g] [C] [%]
0 0.7 ‐88.4 20
0.5 3.2 ‐83.2 20 140.0

1 5.5 ‐79.2 20
1.5 7.8 ‐78.6 20
2 10.0 ‐75.3 20 120.0
2.5 11.1 ‐76.2 20
3 13.0 ‐74.1 20
3.5 14.9 ‐72.8 20 100.0
4 16.9 ‐71.6 20

Pressure, bar g
4.5 18.9 ‐68.8 20
5 20.8 ‐67.4 20 80.0
5.5 22.6 ‐65.0 20
6 24.4 ‐63.8 20
6.5 26.2 ‐61.5 20 60.0
7 28.0 ‐60.3 20
7.5 29.7 ‐58.2 20
8 31.4 ‐57.0 20 40.0
8.5 33.1 ‐55.0 20
9 34.7 ‐53.9 20
9.5 36.4 ‐52.0 20 20.0
10 38.0 ‐51.0 20
10.5 39.6 ‐49.2 20
11 41.1 ‐48.2 20
0.0
11.5 42.7 ‐46.5 20 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
12 44.2 ‐45.5 20 Time, sec
12.5 45.8 ‐43.9 20
13 47.3 ‐42.9 20
13.5 48.8 ‐41.4 20
14 50.3 ‐40.5 20
14.5 51.8 ‐39.0 20
15 53.2 ‐38.2 20
15.5 54.7 ‐36.8 20
16 56.1 ‐36.0 20
16.5 57.6 ‐34.6 20
17 59.0 ‐33.9 20
17.5 60.4 ‐32.6 20
18 61.8 ‐31.9 20
18.5 63.2 ‐30.7 20
19 64.7 ‐30.0 20
19.5 66.1 ‐28.8 20
20 67.4 ‐28.1 20
20.5 68.6 ‐29.2 20
21 69.5 ‐29.2 20
21.5 70.4 ‐25.8 20
22 71.2 ‐24.8 20
22.5 72.2 ‐25.1 20
23 73.5 ‐24.8 20
23.5 74.7 ‐23.6 20
24 76.0 ‐23.0 20
24.5 77.2 ‐22.2 20
25 78.6 ‐21.7 20
25.5 80.0 ‐20.7 20
26 81.4 ‐20.2 20
26.5 82.8 ‐19.3 20
27 84.2 ‐18.8 20
27.5 85.6 ‐17.9 20
28 87.0 ‐17.4 20
28.5 88.5 ‐16.6 20
29 89.9 ‐16.1 20
29.5 91.3 ‐15.3 20
30 92.7 ‐14.8 20
30.5 94.2 ‐14.0 20
31 95.6 ‐13.6 20
31.5 97.0 ‐12.8 20
32 98.5 ‐12.4 20
32.5 100.1 ‐11.7 20
33 101.6 ‐11.2 20
33.5 103.1 ‐10.5 20
34 104.6 ‐10.1 20
34.5 106.1 ‐9.4 20
35 107.6 ‐9.0 20
35.5 109.0 ‐8.4 20
36 110.5 ‐8.0 20
36.5 112.0 ‐7.4 20
37 113.4 ‐7.1 20
37.5 114.9 ‐6.5 20
38 116.3 ‐6.2 20
38.5 117.7 ‐5.6 20
39 119.1 ‐5.3 20
39.5 120.5 ‐4.8 20
40 121.9 ‐4.5 20
40.5 123.2 ‐4.0 20
41 124.6 ‐3.7 20
41.5 125.7 ‐4.2 20
42 126.5 ‐4.2 20
42.5 127.3 ‐2.8 20
43 128.0 ‐2.4 20
43.5 128.9 ‐2.5 20
44 130.0 ‐2.4 20
44.5 131.0 ‐2.0 20
45 132.0 ‐1.8 20
45.5 133.0 ‐1.5 20
46 134.0 ‐1.3 20
46.5 134.9 ‐1.0 20
47 135.9 ‐0.8 20
47.5 136.7 ‐0.6 20
48 137.5 ‐0.4 20
48.5 138.2 ‐0.2 20
49 138.9 ‐0.1 20
49.5 139.5 0.1 20
50 139.9 0.2 20
50.5 140.2 0.3 20
51 140.5 0.3 20
51.5 140.8 0.4 20
52 141.0 0.4 20
52.5 141.2 0.3 20
53 141.3 0.3 20
Case 3:  Start up condition : choke valve @ 50% open
Pressure @ well head : 140 bar @ 18.8 deg C

CHOKE VALVE‐ %  160.0
Time Pressure Temp open
[seconds] [bar_g] [C] [%]
140.0
0 1.8 ‐89.3 50
0.2 6.9 ‐83.1 50
0.4 9.0 ‐76.7 50 120.0
0.6 11.0 ‐74.1 50
0.8 12.9 ‐71.6 50
100.0
1 14.7 ‐69.3 50

Pressure, bar g
1.2 16.5 ‐67.2 50
1.4 18.2 ‐67.3 50 80.0
1.6 19.8 ‐65.4 50
1.8 21.4 ‐63.5 50
60.0
2 22.9 ‐61.7 50
2.2 24.3 ‐60.0 50
2.4 25.9 ‐60.6 50 40.0
2.6 27.3 ‐58.9 50
2.8 28.7 ‐57.3 50
3 30.0 ‐55.7 50 20.0

3.2 31.3 ‐54.3 50

3.4 32.7 ‐54.2 50 0.0
3.6 33.9 ‐52.9 50 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
3.8 35.1 ‐51.6 50 Time, Sec
4 36.3 ‐50.3 50
4.2 37.5 ‐49.0 50
4.4 38.8 ‐48.8 50
4.6 39.9 ‐47.6 50
4.8 41.0 ‐46.5 50
5 42.1 ‐45.4 50
5.2 43.1 ‐44.3 50
5.4 44.4 ‐44.0 50
5.6 45.5 ‐43.0 50
5.8 46.5 ‐41.9 50
6 47.6 ‐40.9 50
6.2 48.6 ‐40.4 50
6.4 49.8 ‐39.7 50
6.6 50.7 ‐39.0 50
6.8 51.7 ‐38.5 50
7 52.6 ‐38.1 50
7.2 53.6 ‐37.8 50
7.4 54.6 ‐36.0 50
7.6 55.6 ‐35.1 50
7.8 56.6 ‐34.4 50
8 57.6 ‐33.9 50
8.2 58.6 ‐33.5 50
8.4 59.7 ‐32.3 50
8.6 60.7 ‐31.8 50
8.8 61.6 ‐31.3 50
9 62.5 ‐31.0 50
9.2 63.5 ‐30.7 50
9.4 64.5 ‐29.2 50
9.6 65.5 ‐28.7 50
9.8 66.4 ‐28.3 50
10 67.4 ‐28.0 50
10.2 68.4 ‐27.8 50
10.4 69.5 ‐26.0 50
10.6 70.4 ‐25.5 50
10.8 71.4 ‐25.1 50
11 72.3 ‐24.8 50
11.2 73.2 ‐24.5 50
11.4 74.3 ‐23.2 50
11.6 75.3 ‐22.5 50
11.8 76.3 ‐21.8 50
12 77.3 ‐21.2 50
12.2 78.3 ‐20.7 50
12.4 79.4 ‐20.4 50
12.6 80.4 ‐19.9 50
12.8 81.3 ‐19.6 50
13 82.3 ‐19.3 50
13.2 83.2 ‐19.1 50
13.4 84.3 ‐17.9 50
13.6 85.3 ‐17.3 50
13.8 86.4 ‐16.7 50
14 87.4 ‐16.2 50
14.2 88.4 ‐15.6 50
14.4 89.7 ‐15.4 50
14.6 90.7 ‐14.8 50
14.8 91.7 ‐14.3 50
15 92.7 ‐13.8 50
15.2 93.7 ‐13.3 50
15.4 94.9 ‐13.1 50
15.6 95.9 ‐12.7 50
15.8 96.9 ‐12.4 50
16 97.9 ‐12.2 50
16.2 98.8 ‐12.0 50
16.4 99.9 ‐11.2 50
16.6 100.9 ‐10.7 50
16.8 102.0 ‐10.2 50
17 103.0 ‐9.8 50
17.2 104.1 ‐9.3 50
17.4 105.3 ‐9.1 50
17.6 106.4 ‐8.7 50
17.8 107.4 ‐8.3 50
18 108.4 ‐7.9 50
18.2 109.4 ‐7.5 50
18.4 110.6 ‐7.3 50
18.6 111.6 ‐7.0 50
18.8 112.5 ‐6.8 50
19 113.5 ‐6.6 50
19.2 114.4 ‐6.4 50
19.4 115.4 ‐5.8 50
19.6 116.3 ‐5.6 50
19.8 117.2 ‐5.4 50
20 118.1 ‐5.2 50
20.2 119.0 ‐5.0 50
20.4 119.9 ‐4.5 50
20.6 120.9 ‐4.3 50
20.8 121.8 ‐4.1 50
21 122.7 ‐4.0 50
21.2 123.5 ‐3.8 50
21.4 124.5 ‐3.2 50
21.6 125.3 ‐3.0 50
21.8 126.1 ‐2.8 50
22 126.9 ‐2.7 50
22.2 127.7 ‐2.6 50
22.4 128.5 ‐2.3 50
22.6 129.4 ‐2.2 50
22.8 130.3 ‐2.0 50
23 131.1 ‐1.9 50
23.2 131.9 ‐1.8 50
23.4 132.7 ‐1.2 50
23.6 133.5 ‐1.1 50
23.8 134.2 ‐0.9 50
24 134.9 ‐0.8 50
24.2 135.5 ‐0.7 50
24.4 136.2 ‐0.4 50
24.6 136.7 ‐0.3 50
24.8 137.3 ‐0.2 50
25 137.8 ‐0.1 50
25.2 138.3 0.0 50
25.4 138.7 0.2 50
25.6 139.0 0.2 50
25.8 139.3 0.3 50
26 139.5 0.3 50
26.2 139.7 0.3 50
26.4 139.9 0.3 50
26.6 140.0 0.4 50
26.8 140.2 0.4 50
27 140.3 0.5 50
27.2 140.4 0.5 50
27.4 140.6 0.5 50
27.6 140.7 0.5 50
27.8 140.8 0.5 50
28 140.9 0.6 50
28.2 141.0 0.6 50
28.4 141.1 0.6 50
28.6 141.1 0.6 50
28.8 141.2 0.6 50
29 141.3 0.7 50
29.2 141.4 0.7 50
29.4 141.5 0.7 50
29.6 141.6 0.7 50
Case 4:  Start up condition : choke valve @ 50% open
Pressure @ well head : 140 bar @ 18.8 deg C

CHOKE VALVE‐  160.0
Time Pressure Temp % open
[seconds] [bar_g] [C] [%]
0 3.5 ‐88.5 100 140.0
0.2 18.6 ‐71.2 100
0.4 21.8 ‐63.1 100 120.0
0.6 24.8 ‐60.0 100
0.8 27.5 ‐57.2 100
1 30.2 ‐54.3 100 100.0

Pressure, bar g
1.2 32.8 ‐51.8 100
1.4 35.6 ‐50.3 100
80.0
1.6 37.9 ‐52.2 100
1.8 40.2 ‐45.6 100
2 42.6 ‐43.4 100 60.0
2.2 44.9 ‐41.4 100
2.4 47.5 ‐40.3 100
40.0
2.6 49.6 ‐38.3 100
2.8 51.6 ‐36.4 100
3 53.5 ‐34.6 100 20.0
3.2 55.5 ‐33.0 100
3.4 57.9 ‐32.7 100
3.6 59.8 ‐31.0 100 0.0
0 5 10 15 20 25
3.8 61.7 ‐29.5 100
4 63.6 ‐27.9 100 time, Sec
4.2 65.5 ‐26.4 100
4.4 67.9 ‐26.1 100
4.6 69.7 ‐27.2 100
4.8 71.5 ‐23.4 100
5 73.4 ‐22.1 100
5.2 75.3 ‐20.8 100
5.4 77.7 ‐20.5 100
5.6 79.7 ‐19.2 100
5.8 81.6 ‐18.0 100
6 83.6 ‐16.8 100
6.2 85.5 ‐15.7 100
6.4 87.9 ‐15.4 100
6.6 89.9 ‐14.3 100
6.8 92.0 ‐13.2 100
7 94.0 ‐12.2 100
7.2 95.9 ‐11.2 100
7.4 98.4 ‐11.0 100
7.6 100.3 ‐11.7 100
7.8 102.3 ‐9.2 100
8 104.3 ‐8.3 100
8.2 106.3 ‐7.4 100
8.4 108.8 ‐7.2 100
8.6 110.8 ‐6.4 100
8.8 112.7 ‐5.6 100
9 114.6 ‐4.9 100
9.2 116.4 ‐4.2 100
9.4 118.6 ‐4.2 100
9.6 120.3 ‐3.6 100
9.8 121.9 ‐3.0 100
10 123.5 ‐2.5 100
10.2 125.0 ‐1.9 100
10.4 126.8 ‐2.0 100
10.6 128.1 ‐2.3 100
10.8 129.4 ‐1.1 100
11 130.6 ‐0.8 100
11.2 131.7 ‐0.4 100
11.4 133.0 ‐0.5 100
11.6 133.8 ‐0.2 100
11.8 134.6 0.0 100
12 135.2 0.2 100
12.2 135.8 0.3 100
12.4 136.3 0.1 100
12.6 136.8 0.2 100
12.8 137.2 0.2 100
13 137.4 0.2 100
13.2 137.7 0.2 100
13.4 138.0 0.3 100
13.6 138.1 0.4 100
13.8 138.3 0.5 100
14 138.5 0.6 100
14.2 138.6 0.6 100
14.4 138.8 0.6 100
14.6 138.9 0.6 100
14.8 139.0 0.6 100
15 139.1 0.6 100
15.2 139.2 0.7 100
15.4 139.3 0.7 100
15.6 139.4 0.7 100
15.8 139.5 0.7 100
16 139.6 0.7 100
16.2 139.7 0.8 100
16.4 139.8 0.8 100
16.6 139.9 0.8 100
16.8 140.0 0.8 100
17 140.1 0.8 100
17.2 140.1 0.8 100
17.4 140.2 0.9 100
17.6 140.3 0.9 100
17.8 140.4 0.9 100
18 140.5 0.9 100
18.2 140.6 0.9 100
18.4 140.7 1.0 100
18.6 140.7 1.0 100
18.8 140.8 1.0 100
19 140.9 1.0 100
19.2 141.0 1.0 100
19.4 141.1 1.1 100