Project: Multiphase flow metrology in oil and gas production
Europe is dependent on energy from oil and gas and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future. Larger reserves are dwindling in number, which has forced suppliers to exploit new reserves that are smaller in size, more remote and situated in deeper water. New wells are increasingly being produced and metered on the seabed, before coming together into shared pipelines that lead to the processing facility. When oil is extracted from a well, it exists as a multiphase flow of oil, water and gas. Multiphase flow measurement systems currently have high levels of uncertainty of up to 20 %. This is significant given the world economic value of oil and gas is around $3,500 billion and $500 billion per annum, respectively. This project will improve these levels of uncertainty and undertake a comprehensive intercomparison study on multiphase flow to form the basis of a sustainable reference network, reducing financial exposure and risk for industry.
| Acronym | ENG58 MultiFlowMet (Reference Number: ENG58) |
| Duration | 01/06/2014 - 31/05/2017 |
| Project Topic | Metrology |
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Project Results (after finalisation) |
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| Website | visit project website |
| Network | EMRP |
| Call | EMRP Call 2013 - Energy and Environment |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TUV SUD Limited | Coordinator | United Kingdom |
| 2 | Cesky Metrologicky Institut | Partner | Czech Republic |
| 3 | Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt | Partner | Germany |
| 4 | VSL B.V. | Partner | Netherlands |
| 5 | Industrial Tomography Systems Plc | Observer | United Kingdom |
| 6 | KEMA Nederland BV | Observer | Netherlands |
| 7 | Shell Global Solutions International B.V. | Observer | Netherlands |
| 8 | Cranfield University | United Kingdom | |
| 9 | University of Leeds | United Kingdom |