Method for predicting hydrate formation
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Nov 28, 2017
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May 21, 2015
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Jun 10, 2014
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A method for predicting a formation of hydrates in a wellbore/riser annulus during a drilling operation. The method includes logging actual mud properties. Actual sets of pressure and temperature data at given locations/intervals in the wellbore or in the drilling riser annulus are continuously measured and/or calculated. A theoretical temperature profile for the formation of hydrates dependent on mud properties and pressure as a function of a true vertical depth in a well is determined. The theoretical temperature profile for the formation of hydrates in a control system is stored. The measured and/or calculated actual sets of pressure and temperature data is compared with the theoretical temperature profile for the formation of hydrates. A signal is issued if the measured and/or calculated actual sets of pressure and temperature data falls below or is lower than a predefined safety margin for the theoretical temperature profile for the formation of hydrates.
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