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Movement to GOSP

† Oil produced from wells moves

through a system of flow lines and
trunk lines to gas oil separation
plant (GOSP). Flow lines carry
crude oil from individual wells.
Trunk lines carry crude oil from
several individual wells. These
lines are connected to a manifold
system just before the GOSP.
 Gas/Oil Separation

† Gas/Oil separation plant receives unprocessed

crude oil directly from the oil wells. The GOSP
provides the first stage separation of associated
gas and water from the crude oil. The operation
of the GOSP is based on the following principles.

† Under high pressure, gases will dissolve in the

liquid. Crude oil is produced from the well head at
very high pressure at which large volumes of
gases are dissolved in crude oil. These gases will
separate from the oil at reduced pressure.
 Gas/Oil Separation

† At high flow rates, oil will hold drops of water in

suspension, if the wet crude flow is held or
retained in a vessel, freely suspended water will
separate from the oil and sink to the bottom.
† The components of the GOSP operate according to
these principles. The GOSP receives high pressure,
wet crude which contains gas and salt water at
high pressure and high flow rate. The processing
vessels drop the pressure and flow rate of the
crude stream and retain the crude for a short
period, in the vessels, gas and water separate
from the crude oil.
Major Equipment of a GOSP

† Production Header:
„ It receives crude oil from the flow lines
which come from the individual wells, then
flows to the H.P separator.

† Test Header:
„ The flow lines are also connected to the
test header. Only one well at a time flows
into the test header, then it flows to the
high pressure test separator to test the
crude oil from a single well.
Major Equipment of a GOSP

† High Pressure Separator:

„ This vessel separates most of the
associated gas and water, its pressure
is about 200 psig lower than the
production header pressure. The
vessel provides retention (holding)
time to allow for the freely suspended
water and dissolved gas to separate.
„ Mechanical Equipment
 High Pressure Separator

† Gas from the H.P. Separator goes to the

knock out drum.
† Oil from the H.P. Separator goes to the LP
Separator.
† Water from the H.P. Separator goes to the
water/oil Separator.
† The H.P. separator is provided with a
number of control loops to regulate the
level of oil, water and pressure inside the
vessel.
Gas/Oil Separator
 H.P. Test Separator

† The function of this separator is to test the percentage

of gas, oil and water in the crude from individual wells.
It is also used to sample the crude from a single well
to test for impurities. The manifold system can direct
flow from different flow lines into the test header then
to the test separator.
† This vessel is a three phase separator. It is similar in
design and operation for to the H.P. separator. From
the test vessel, flow will be as follows:
„ Gas flows to the K/O Drum.
„ Oil flows to the L.P. Separator.
„ Water flow to the water/oil separator.
 Water/Oil Separator

† This vessel receives oily water from the H.P.

Separator & H.P.T. Separator and its function is to
separate the oil that remains in oily water.
† The WOSEP is a large vessel provided with baffles,
the retention time is enough to separate oil from
water.
„ Oil from WOSEP flows to the L.P. Separator and
water flows out from the bottom.
„ maintain pressure in the WOSEP, at about 20
psig higher than the L.P. Separator
„ A pressure control loop regulates the flow of
gas in or out the vessel, when the pressure is
low.
HPSep & WOSep

Gas from H.P. Sep.

Oil LC
 Knock Out Drum

† The function of this drum is to separate drops of oil

from gas. The drum is provided with a demister at its
top made up of fine mesh pad that filters drops of oil
out of the gas.
† It is also fitted with a deflector near the gas inlet, which
causes the gas to spin in its motion and loosens the oil
drops and makes the fall down.

„ Gas from the top is controlled by a pressure

control valve and flows to the gathering centre.
Oil flows under LLC to the LP Separator.
 L.P. Separator

† This vessel is maintained at about 50

psig, it receives the oil from the H.P.
Separator, H.P.T Separator & K/O
drum. Its function is to separate
further gas from oil.
† The gas flows to the gathering centre,
while the oil flows to the storage tank
or stabilization system.
GOSP Flow Sheet
Our Systems of Concern

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