WRITTEN TEST

PROCESS ENGINEER POSITION

(7+ years experience)

TECHNICAL QUESTION
 ANTI SURGE
VALVE

PSV-2
PSV-3

PCV-1 TO DELIVERY
SPEED POINT
SET @ CONTROL
XXX PSIG
GAS
COOLER
PSV-1 TURBINE
GAS PT
FEED PSHH
COMPRESSOR
TO FLARE
BLOWDOWN
VALVE
SEPARATOR

LCV-2
LCV-1

Note:
The compressor is centrifugal-type
Suction compressor is governed by gas turbine speed rotation via PT set at 290 psig. Average discharge pressure is 850 psig. The compressor is
capable to produce discharge pressure up to 1100 psig without surge. Capacity at 290 psig suction and 850 psig discharge is 250 MMscfd.
Gas feed to separator maximum up to 300 MMscfd
MAWP cooler is 1000 psig.

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1. Please determine / draw
ANSI class and spec break on that system and draw on that P&ID
Determine the setting of PCV, PSHH and all 3 PSVs.
If at discharge compressor, a PSHH will be installed, what do you think the proper setting should be?
How to determine MAWP on suction scrubber?
What is the basic design for all 3 PSVs and how to determine the individual capacity?

2. If capacity of the compressor will be increased, what should I do & what checking should be done for the entire of the system?

3. If, for some reason, the setting of suction pressure will be reduced to 200 psig without re-stagging the impeller of the
compressor - to accommodate declining in gas well reservoir pressure, what checking I should do as well?

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Crude Oil Multistage Separators.

TO FLARE TO FLARE
TO FLARE TO FLARE
SET @ SET @
700 PSIG 400 PSIG

SET @ 670 PSIG SET @ 350 PSIG

TO HP COMPRESSOR TO MP COMPRESSOR
PC SET @ PC
PSHH SET @ 750 PSIG PSHH SET @ 450 PSIG
SET @ 500 PSIG
800 PSIG

HP SEP. LC HP SEP. LC
MAWP 800 PSIG MAWP 500 PSIG
NC

TO FLARE
PSHH TO FLARE
SET @ SET @
100 PSIG 80 PSIG SET @
20 PSIG
LC LP SEPARATOR
MAWP 100 PSIG

CRUDE OIL TANK

Please indicate spec break on the above system!

If operation wants to do maintenance on MP Separator so it has to be isolated, there is a plan to flow crude oil direct to LP separator
(from HP separator). As a Facility/Process Engineer, what you should do to ensure the operation is safe?

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Glycol Dehydration
WATER VAPOR &
TC
OFF-GAS TO ATM
DRY GAS OR INCINERATOR
OUT

TC

LC
OUTLET
SCRUBBER

LEAN TEG
COOLER
TEG PUMP REBOILER

TO TEG
SUMP

LEAN TEG
PC SURGE TANK
GLYCOL
CONTACTOR LEAN/RICH TEG
EXCHANGER
FLASHED VAPOR
TO FUEL OR (LEAN TEG)
FLARE
LC
LC
FLASH
DRUM
WET GAS LC
IN TO HC
DRAIN

LC

INLET
SEPARATOR
CARBON FILTERS
SOCK FILTERS
(RICH TEG)
TO HC
DRAIN 5
1. Refer to the above drawing. Suppose operation is facing high water content problem on the gas export (that to be delivered to
the buyer). What check and how to do it for individual equipment on dehydration unit above?
2. On the gas side, what immediate action that should be done to reduce water content of export gas while you are conducting
troubleshooting?

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Centrifugal Pumps

If you have 2 identical centrifugal pumps with capacity of 10,000 bpd, what is total
flowrate you will get when operated in parallel mode? And Why?

If you have 2 identical centrifugal pumps, can be running in series and parallel, what is
the total flow result compare to each other?

What is the advantage and disadvantage operating pump in above type?

HYSYS

Given 2 commingle pipelines dimension with different size but same length and same
destination point and same gas composition. You have a task to calculate individual flow
through the pipeline. How do you do it in hysys?

How to ensure, in general, a hysys simulation running is accepted?