Erosive wear in piping systems
(DNV RP O501):
The DNV Recommended Practice RP O501 was developed to increase the understanding of particle erosion
in subsea and topside oil and gas systems, caused by sand produced from the reservoir.
Approach:
Acknowledging the inconsistent limitations given by the
traditional API RP 14E, the DNV RP O501 allows for
more accurate prediction of the erosion potential due to
sand production in Oil and Gas piping systems.
The DNV RP O501 accounts for:
Multiphase flow in terms of superficial gas and liquid
velocities
Fluid properties in terms of density and viscosity
Governing geometrical dimensions for straight
spools, pipe bends, Tee-bends, welded joints and
reducers
Variation in sand particle size
The DNV RP O501 was developed in 1996 (revised in
2005) as a Joint Industry Project sponsored by Statoil,
Norsk Hydro AS, Saga Petroleum AS, Conoco Norway
Inc and partly Amoco Norway Oil Company.
An associated software application is developed including
all models and correlations.
The software is delivered on CDROM and may be
installed on Windows XP and Vista
Benefits:
The RP O501 provides a cost and time
efficient approach to determining the safety
critical impact of associated sand production,
either for production lines or sand cleaning
and disposal lines
Considering the large span in operational
conditions from one field to another, or
between different wells, applying the RP
O501 enables differentiation of allowable
sand production from individual wells
Has been successfully applied in developing
Acceptable Sand Rate (ASR) strategies for a
number of fields, demonstrating the potential
for enhanced safety and increased
operational performance
Ordering:
The RP document and software may be ordered at
DNV's global webshop:
http://webshop.dnv.com/global/
The cost for the RP document is NOK 5.000. The
cost for the software is NOK 20.000m,- for a single
licence and NOK 35.000,- for a corporate licence.
Contact person:
Oddmund Kvernvold: +47 67 57 75 49
Oddmund.Kvernvold@dnv.com
Ingunn Marie Lindvik : +47 67 57 82 38
Ingunn.Marie.Lindvik@dnv.com