KR101903844B1 - System and method for storing hydrate inhibitor in the seabed and hydrate inhibitor storage - Google Patents

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KR101903844B1
KR101903844B1 KR1020160021260A KR20160021260A KR101903844B1 KR 101903844 B1 KR101903844 B1 KR 101903844B1 KR 1020160021260 A KR1020160021260 A KR 1020160021260A KR 20160021260 A KR20160021260 A KR 20160021260A KR 101903844 B1 KR101903844 B1 KR 101903844B1
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Abstract

A subsea hydrate inhibitor storage system and method, and a hydrate inhibitor storage device are disclosed. The undersea hydrate inhibitor storage system comprises a hydrate inhibitor storage tank installed around a seabed site where a hydrate inhibitor is desired to be injected, a pump for injecting a hydrate inhibitor stored in the hydrate inhibitor storage tank into a crude oil production pipe, An upper facility for regenerating the hydrate inhibitor by performing a regeneration process on the inhibitor and a marine facility for transferring the regenerated hydrate inhibitor from the upper facility through the transfer means and injecting the recovered hydrate inhibitor into the hydrate inhibitor storage tank . ≪ / RTI >

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a system and a storage method for a subsea hydrate inhibitor, and a hydrate inhibitor storage system,

The present invention relates to a system and a method for storing a hydrate inhibitor in deep sea crude oil production, and a storage device.

Deep sea oil such as natural gas extracted from the sea floor is easily transported and forms a hydrate due to the cold temperature. The hydrate forms a plug in the device, which is a risk factor in the production of deep sea oil. Monoethylene glycol (MEG) is used to inhibit such hydrates.

1 is a view showing the structure of a monoethylene glycol (MEG) injection device for inhibiting hydrate.

Monoethylene glycol (MEG) is generally re-injected through the regeneration process due to its high cost. Referring to FIG. 1, monoethylene glycol (MEG) is injected into the crude oil production line upstream from the MEG injection line, which is an additional line. Then, the monoethylene glycol (MEG) injected into the crude oil production pipe is recycled from the topside to the additional MEG injection line and circulated. In this way, when the monoethylene glycol (MEG) is re-injected directly from the upper equipment, the initial construction cost due to the installation of the MEG injection line is increased in proportion to the distance as the crude oil production area gradually moves away.

In addition, a high pressure pump should be installed on the topside to compensate for the pressure loss of the MEG injection piping.

Therefore, even if the crude oil production area is far from the upper equipment, it is required to economically inject the regenerated monoethylene glycol (MEG) without any restriction due to the initial construction cost.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2012-0113688 relates to a method for calculating a monoethylene glycol injection, and describes a technique of calculating and injecting a main injection of monoethylene glycol (MEG) which inhibits the formation of hydrate.

The present invention relates to a technique for economically injecting a regenerated hydrate inhibitor (e.g., monoethylene glycol, MEG) without the constraints of the initial construction cost, even though the crude oil production area may be a very long distance away from the upper facility.

The undersea hydrate inhibitor storage system comprises a hydrate inhibitor storage tank installed around a seabed site where a hydrate inhibitor is desired to be injected, a pump injecting the hydrate inhibitor stored in the hydrate inhibitor storage tank into a crude oil production pipe, And a marine facility for transferring the hydrate inhibitor from the upper facility through the transfer means and injecting the hydrate inhibitor into the hydrate inhibitor storage tank.

According to one aspect, the marine facility may be installed on the sea surface corresponding to the hydrate inhibitor storage tank.

According to another aspect, the pump is installed in the hydrate inhibitor storage tank installed on the seabed, and the hydrate inhibitor may be extracted from the hydrate inhibitor storage tank and injected into the crude oil production pipe.

According to another aspect, the marine facility may supply power to the pump for injecting the hydrate inhibitor stored in the hydrate inhibitor storage tank into the crude oil production line.

According to another aspect, the apparatus may further include a plurality of valves located in parallel between the pump and the crude oil production pipe, and connecting the pump and the crude oil production pipe.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the hydrate inhibitor storage tank may include a separation membrane for separating a space for storing the seawater injected from the seabed and a space for storing the hydrate inhibitor injected from the sea vessel.

According to another aspect, as the hydrate inhibitor is injected into the separation membrane, the volume of the separation membrane may expand within a range in which the external sea water pressure of the hydrate inhibitor storage tank and the internal sea pressure of the hydrate inhibitor storage tank are offset.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the separation membrane may be in the form of a partition which blocks and divides the space surrounded by the inside of the hydrate inhibitor storage tank.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the marine equipment may include a heating unit for transferring the hydrate inhibitor stored in the hydrate inhibitor storage tank through the pump to reheat the heated hydrate inhibitor to the hydrate inhibitor storage tank .

According to another aspect of the present invention, the heating unit may use cooling water of a generator included in the above-described water treatment facility as a heating medium for heating the hydrate inhibitor.

The method for storing a subsea hydrate inhibitor includes the steps of injecting a hydrate inhibitor stored in a hydrate inhibitor storage tank installed in the vicinity of a seabed point where a hydrate inhibitor is injected into a crude oil production pipe, Hydrate inhibitor storage tank.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the step of injecting the hydrate inhibitor into the storage tank may include injecting the hydrate inhibitor into the hydrate inhibitor storage tank by receiving the hydrate inhibitor from a marine facility installed on the sea surface corresponding to the hydrate inhibitor storage tank.

According to another aspect, the step of injecting the hydrate inhibitor into the crude oil production piping may include supplying power for injecting the hydrate inhibitor stored in the hydrate inhibitor storage tank to the crude oil production pipe into the hydrate inhibitor storage tank Can be supplied to the pump.

A hydrate inhibitor storage device installed on the seabed to store a hydrate inhibitor includes a housing for separating the hydrate inhibitor storage device from the outside and a space for storing the hydrate inhibitor injected into the housing And a separation membrane for separating the stored space into which the seawater is injected.

According to an aspect of the present invention, as the hydrate inhibitor is injected into the separation membrane, the volume of the separation membrane may expand within a range in which the external sea water pressure of the hydrate inhibitor storage tank and the internal sea pressure of the hydrate inhibitor storage tank are canceled.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the separation membrane may be configured in the form of a partition for blocking the space between the spaces surrounded by the inside of the housing.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the separation membrane may receive a regeneration hydrate inhibitor from the marine equipments installed on the sea surface corresponding to the hydrate inhibitor storage device.

According to another aspect, the separation membrane transports the stored hydrate inhibitor to the marine facility through a pump, and the heated hydrate inhibitor may be re-injected as the transferred hydrate inhibitor is heated in the marine facility.

According to embodiments of the present invention, a storage device for storing a hydrate inhibitor (e.g., monoethylene glycol, MEG) in the seabed is provided, and a hydrate inhibitor (e.g., monoethylene glycol, MEG), it is possible to inject a hydrate inhibitor (monoethylene glycol, MEG) economically without burdening the initial construction cost even in a region where the crude oil production distance is far away.

1 is a view showing the structure of a monoethylene glycol (MEG) injection device for inhibiting hydrate.
2 is a block diagram illustrating the overall configuration of a hydrate inhibitor storage system in one embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a flow diagram illustrating the operation of injecting regenerated monoethylene glycol (MEG) using a marine facility, in one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a detailed structure of a hydrate inhibitor storage system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a view showing the internal structure of a hydrate inhibitor storage tank according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
6 is a diagram showing another internal structure of a hydrate inhibitor storage tank in a temporal example of the present invention.
Figure 7 is a diagram provided to illustrate the operation of heating a monoethylene glycol (MEG) stored in a hydrate inhibitor storage tank, in one embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technology for storing a hydrate inhibitor on the sea bed used for suppressing hydrate in production of deep sea crude oil in a deep sea gas field, (Monoethylene Glycol, MEG) into the sea bed. The present invention provides a MEG storage tank in which monoethylene glycol (MEG) is stored, which is not directly fed from the topside but is stored in a storage device storing monoethylene glycol (MEG) The present invention relates to a technique for injecting a monoethylene glycol (MEG) having been subjected to a regeneration process from a marine facility located above the sea level.

In this specification, a marine facility may be a float of a small scale such as a floater, a platform, or the like.

In the present specification, a method of storing monoethylene glycol (MEG), which is one of the hydrate inhibitors, on the sea bed is described. However, THA (thermodynamic hydrate inhibitor), methanol Methanol), Kinetic hydrate inhibitor (KHI), Low dosage hydrate inhibitor (LDHI) and Anti-Agglomerate (AA) inhibitors.

In Figs. 2 to 7, the case of storing monoethylene glycol (MEG) as a hydrate inhibitor on the seabed will be described as an example. Accordingly, in FIGS. 2 to 7, the hydrate inhibitor storage system is represented by a monoethylene glycol (MEG) storage system, and the hydrate inhibitor storage tank is represented by an MEG storage tank.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an overall structure of a hydrate inhibitor storage system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a graph showing the relationship between the amount of recovered monoethylene glycol (MEG) Fig. 3 is a flow chart for explaining an operation of injecting a liquid;

2, a hydrate inhibitor storage system, ie, a monoethylene glycol storage system 200 includes a MEG storage tank 210, a pump 220, an upper facility 230, a marine facility 240, a transfer means 250 ), A crude oil production line 260, and a plurality of valves 270. 3 includes the MEG storage tank 210, the pump 220, the upper equipment 230, the marine equipment 240, the transfer means 250, The crude oil production piping 260, and the plurality of valves 270.

First, the MEG storage tank 210 may be installed around the seabed where the injection of monoethylene glycol (MEG) stored in the MEG storage tank 210 among the seabed areas is desired. For example, the MEG storage tank 210 can be installed around the point where gas is extracted from the deep sea, or around the point where baggage production is expected.

In step 310, the monoethylene glycol (MEG) stored in the MEG storage tank 210 may be injected into the crude oil production line 260 via a pump 220.

The crude oil production piping 260 connects the upper facility 250 installed on the sea surface and the MEG storage tank 210 and connects the monoethylene glycol MEG injected from the MEG storage tank 210 to the upper facility 250 Can be transported. At this time, a plurality of valves 270 are positioned between the crude oil production pipe 260 and the MEG storage tank 210, and extracted from the MEG storage tank 210 through one of the plurality of valves 270 (MEG) may be injected into the crude oil production line 260.

In step 320, the upper facility 250 may regenerate monoethylene glycol (MEG) by performing a regeneration process on the monoethylene glycol (MEG) transferred through the crude oil production line.

In step 330, the transfer means 240 may transfer the regenerated monoethylene glycol (MEG) from the upper facility 250 to the marine facility 230.

For example, the conveying means 240 is for conveying the mono ethylene glycol (MEG) recovered between the upper facility 250 installed on the sea and the offshore facility 240 installed on the sea, Various types of structures that can be moved and loaded on the water, such as a boat, etc., can be used as the transfer means 240. In other words, the regenerated monoethylene glycol (MEG) is present in the upper facility 250 on the sea level remote from the MEG storage tank 210 at a distance more than a predetermined reference distance from the MEG storage tank 210 to the MEG storage tank 210 Can be transported to the offshore facility 230 located on the sea level.

In step 340, the marine equipment 230 may inject monoethylene glycol (MEG) transferred from the upper facility 240 into the MEG storage tank 210.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a detailed structure of a hydrate inhibitor storage system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, the hydrate inhibitor storage system, that is, the monoethylene glycol storage system 200, is illustrated as an example in which monoethylene glycol (MEG) is injected into a crude oil production line by using three valves. For example, two or four or more valves may be used.

Referring to FIG. 4, the pump 420 may be installed in the seabed 401 similarly to the MEG storage tank 410. At this time, the pump 420 injects the monoethylene glycol (MEG) stored in the MEG storage tank 410 into the crude oil production pipe 430, and the monoethylene glycol (MEG) stored in the MEG storage tank 410 is re- May be installed on top of the MEG storage tank 410 for transfer to the MEG storage tank 440. For example, the pump 420 may be disposed on the other surface of the MEG storage tank 410 where the bottom surface of the MEG storage tank 410 is not in contact with the housing of the MEG storage tank 410, That is, the housing of the MEG storage tank 410 and the bottom of the sea equipment 440 may be installed on the other side parallel to each other.

At this time, since the marine facility 440 is used to easily inject monoethylene glycol (MEG) in a region where the production distance of the deep sea crude oil is distant, it is preferable that the marine facility 440 is installed on the sea surface located within the predetermined reference distance from the MEG storage tank 410 Can be installed. For example, the reference distance may be defined such that the distance from the MEG storage tank 410 to the offshore installation 440 is less than the distance from the MEG storage tank 410 to the top installation 450.

The marine facility 440 may also be operated by the pump 420 to pump the monoethylene glycol MEG stored in the MEG storage tank 410 into the crude oil production line 430 or the monoethylene glycol (MEG) to the rescue facility 440 to the pump 420.

At this time, a plurality of valves for controlling the injection of the monoethylene glycol (MEG) extracted from the MEG storage tank 410 through the pump 420 into the crude oil production pipe 430 are connected to the pump 420 and the crude oil production pipe 430 ). ≪ / RTI >

Valve 1, Valve 2, and Valve 3 may be located in parallel between pump 420 and crude oil production line 430, for example. At this time, only one of the three valves can be used to inject monoethylene glycol (MEG) extracted from the MEG storage tank 410 into the crude oil production line 430, and the remaining two unused The valves can act as spare valves for emergency situations.

For example, in normal operation, the monoethylene glycol (MEG) extracted from the MEG storage tank 410 by the pump 420 flows into the crude oil production pipe 430 through the pipe where the valve 1 is located Can be injected. At this time, if it is difficult to use the valve 1 due to the failure of the valve 1 or the breakage of the pipe where the valve 1 is located, the mono ethylene glycol (MEG) extracted from the MEG storage tank 410 And may be injected into the crude oil production pipe 430. Thus, by providing a reserve valve, hydrate generation can be prevented or suppressed by injecting MEG safely in an emergency situation due to equipment failure or the like.

Monoethylene glycol (MEG) injected into the crude oil production pipe 430 may then be regenerated through the regeneration process in the upper facility 450 and transferred to the offshore installation 440 via the transfer means 460. The marine equipment 440 can then inject the transferred monoethylene glycol (MEG) back into the MEG storage tank 410. At this time, since the MEG storage tank 410 is installed in the deep sea floor, the temperature of the monoethylene glycol (MEG) stored in the MEG storage tank 410 may be lowered due to the low temperature of the sea floor, and cooling may occur. Furthermore, since hydrate occurs at a low temperature, it is necessary to increase the temperature of the monoethylene glycol (MEG) stored in the MEG storage tank 410 to suppress the hydrate. Accordingly, the marine facility 440 may include a heat exchanger 441 for heating monoethylene glycol (MEG) stored in the MEG storage tank 410. Here, the operation of heating the monoethylene glycol (MEG) will be described later with reference to Fig.

The choke valve may be a valve that serves to depressurize the pressure of the high pressure production fluid from the well and to receive it at the proper set pressure in the upper facility 450.

The subsea safety valve is a valve installed in a position where there is no risk of hydrate formation after the valve upstream. When a serious failure occurs in the monoethylene glycol storage system 200, And may act as a valve for protecting the system. Here, the upstream can represent the process from exploration, drilling, and production of resources in a place where oil, gas, etc. are buried.

FIG. 5 is a view showing the internal structure of a hydrate inhibitor storage tank according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

In Figures 5 and 6, the hydrate inhibitor storage tank may be represented as a MEG storage tank, a MEG storage device, a hydrate inhibitor storage device.

5, the MEG storage tank 500 includes a housing 501 for separating the inside and the outside of the MEG storage tank 500, a monoethylene glycol (MEG) And a separation membrane (502) for separating the space where the seawater is stored and the space where the seawater is stored.

The housing 501 is a physical wall constituting the MEG storage tank 500 in which the temperature of the monoethylene glycol (MEG) injected into the separation membrane 502 is lowered due to the seawater temperature outside the MEG storage tank 500 And the like.

For example, the housing 501 may be made of a heat insulating material such as concrete, and a plurality of housings 501 may be installed for additional heat insulation. In addition, various kinds of heat insulating materials other than concrete may be used, and when a plurality of housings are provided, different kinds of heat insulating materials may be used for the respective housings, or the same heat insulating materials may be used. In addition, at least two or more of them may be the same, and the other insulating material may be used.

Membrane 502 may store monoethylene glycol (MEG) injected from the offshore installation into MEG storage tank 500. At this time, the separation membrane 502 may be made of a stretchable material such as a balloon which is bulky. For example, a membrane such as a membrane of an airship can be formed in the MEG storage tank 500.

When the MEG storage tank 500 is installed on the seabed, there is a risk that the pressure due to the seawater outside the MEG storage tank 500 is difficult to withstand the MEG storage tank 500 and is damaged.

Accordingly, the MEG storage tank 500 allows the seawater existing outside the housing 501 to flow into the housing 501, so that the volume of the MEG storage tank 500 is controlled by the pressure of the external seawater 504 of the MEG storage tank 500, The seawater 503 pressure can be canceled.

For example, the separation membrane 502 may expand to a predetermined predetermined volume as monoethylene glycol (MEG) is injected from the marine equipment, and the separation membrane 502 is expanded in the inner space of the housing 501, (503) may be introduced. At this time, there may be an inlet for introducing external seawater to either side or one side of the housing 501, and there may be a filter 505, 506 surrounding the inlet to filter impurities from the seawater to be introduced into the interior of the housing 501.

The volume of the separation membrane 502 may expand within a range in which the pressure of the external seawater 504 of the MEG storage tank 500 and the pressure of the internal seawater 503 of the MEG storage tank are canceled. Here, the injection amount of the monoethylene glycol (MEG) corresponding to the range in which the pressure of the external seawater 504 and the pressure of the internal seawater 503 are canceled can be defined in advance.

As the MEG is injected into the separation membrane 502 up to a certain volume corresponding to the injection amount, even if the MEG storage tank 500 is installed at the seabed, it is possible to safely remove monoethylene glycol (MEG) from the breakage due to the pressure of the external seawater. Can be stored. Also, since the pressure of the inner and outer seawater is the same, monoethylene glycol (MEG) can be stored without damage due to pressure even if the rigidity of the separation membrane is not large.

6 is a diagram showing another internal structure of a hydrate inhibitor storage tank in a temporal example of the present invention.

FIG. 6 shows a case where the separation membrane of the hydrate inhibitor storage tank, that is, the MEG storage tank, has a partition structure.

Referring to FIG. 6, the separation membrane 601 may be formed in the form of a partition that blocks and divides the space surrounded by the inside of the MEG storage tank 600. That is, the separation membrane 601 is formed inside the MEF storage tank 600 in the form of a partition which blocks and segregates between the seawater introduced into the MEG storage tank 600 and the monoethylene glycol (MEG) . At this time, in consideration of the density of the injected monoethylene glycol (MEG) 603 and the seawater 603, the inner space of the MEG storage tank 600 may be disposed opposite to each other. For example, since the pump is installed on the upper part of the MEG storage tank 600, the monoethylene glycol (MEG) 603 is located in the upper space of the inner space of the MEG storage tank 600 and flows into the MEG storage tank 600 The seawater 602 can be separated by the separation membrane 601 so as to be located in the lower space of the internal space of the MEG storage tank 600. [ At this time, as the seawater 602 flowing into the MEG storage tank 600 is located in the lower space, the inlet 604 may also be located in both lower regions of the MEG storage tank 600.

Figure 7 is a diagram provided to illustrate the operation of heating a monoethylene glycol (MEG) stored in a hydrate inhibitor storage tank, in one embodiment of the present invention.

Although FIG. 7 illustrates some components required for monoethylene glycol (MEG) heating in the composition of the hydrate inhibitor storage system 400 of FIG. 4, the hydrate inhibitor storage system 700 of FIG. 7 is similar to the hydrate inhibitor storage system of FIG. .

7, the marine equipment 710 includes a heating unit 711 for heating monoethylene glycol (MEG) stored in a hydrate inhibitor storage tank, that is, a MEG storage tank 720, And a generator 712 that provides a control signal.

The heating unit 711 may heat monoethylene glycol (MEG) stored in the MEG storage tank 720 through a pump 730 and may heat the hydrate inhibitor other than monoethylene glycol (MEG). For example, if the temperature of the monoethylene glycol (MEG) stored in the MEG storage tank 720 drops below the predetermined reference temperature 1, the monoethylene glycol (MEG) is pumped by the pump 730 to the heating section 711 Lt; / RTI > Then, the heating unit 711 can heat the transferred monoethylene glycol (MEG) to a reference temperature 2 or higher. Here, the reference temperature 2 may be set to have a temperature value higher than the reference temperature 1. For example, the reference temperature 2 may be set at a temperature sufficient to inhibit hydrate formation. At this time, cooling water may be used as a heating medium for heating the monoethylene glycol (MEG), and the heating unit 711 may heat the monoethylene glycol (MEG) by receiving cooling water from the generator 712.

The marine facility 710 can then re-inject the heated monoethylene glycol (MEG) back into the MEG storage tank 720 and the re-injected high temperature monoethylene glycol (MEG) is injected into the crude oil production line , The generation of hydrate can be suppressed. As such, the heating portion 711 of the marine equipment 710 can be used to enhance the hydrate inhibition.

At this time, even though the heated monoethylene glycol (MEG) is injected into the MEG storage tank 720, the monoethylene glycol (MEG) stored in the MEG storage tank 720 can be cooled due to the low temperature of the seabed. The material of the housing of the MEG storage tank 720 may be made of a heat insulating material to suppress the temperature of the heated monoethylene glycol (MEG) from being lowered. That is, the housing may be made of a heat insulating material such as concrete, and the inside of the MEG storage tank 720 may be insulated so that the heated monoethylene glycol (MEG) maintains the temperature. At this time, additional insulation may be applied to suppress the cooling of the monoethylene glycol (MEG). For example, a plurality of housings made of a heat insulating material may be provided, or one housing may be composed of different heat insulating materials to provide additional heat insulation.

The method according to an embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions to be recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the embodiments or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI > or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

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A hydrate inhibitor storage tank installed around a seabed site where hydrate inhibitor injection is desired;
A pump for injecting the hydrate inhibitor stored in the hydrate inhibitor storage tank into a crude oil production pipe;
A hydrate facility for transferring the hydrate inhibitor from the upper facility through the transfer means and injecting the hydrate inhibitor into the hydrate inhibitor storage tank; And
A plurality of valves located in parallel between the pump and the crude oil production line and connecting the pump and the crude oil production line,
Lt; / RTI >
The pump includes:
A hydrate inhibitor storage tank installed in the seabed,
Wherein the hydrate inhibitor is connected to a valve for providing connection with the plurality of valves for extracting the hydrate inhibitor from the hydrate inhibitor storage tank and injecting the hydrate inhibitor into the crude oil production pipe,
The hydrate inhibitor is extracted from the hydrate inhibitor storage tank and injected into the marine equipment and connected to a valve for re-injecting the hydrate inhibitor injected into the marine equipment from the marine equipment to the hydrate inhibitor storage tank
Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > hydrate < / RTI > inhibitor storage system.
The method according to claim 1,
The above-
Being installed on the sea surface corresponding to the hydrate inhibitor storage tank
Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > hydrate < / RTI > inhibitor storage system.
delete The method according to claim 1,
The above-
Supplying power to the pump for injecting the hydrate inhibitor stored in the hydrate inhibitor storage tank into the crude oil production line
Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > hydrate < / RTI > inhibitor storage system.
delete The method according to claim 1,
The hydrate inhibitor storage tank may contain,
A separator for separating a space for storing the seawater injected from the seabed and a space for storing the hydrate inhibitor injected from the sea-
Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > hydrate < / RTI > inhibitor storage system.
The method according to claim 6,
As the hydrate inhibitor is injected into the separation membrane, the volume of the separation membrane expands within a range in which the external seawater pressure of the hydrate inhibitor storage tank and the internal sea pressure of the hydrate inhibitor storage tank are offset
Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > hydrate < / RTI > inhibitor storage system.
The method according to claim 6,
The separation membrane includes:
In the form of a partition for blocking the space surrounded by the inside of the hydrate inhibitor storage tank
Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > hydrate < / RTI > inhibitor storage system.
The method according to claim 1,
The above-
A hydrate inhibitor stored in the hydrate inhibitor storage tank is transferred through the pump to heat the hydrate inhibitor and reheats the heated hydrate inhibitor into the hydrate inhibitor storage tank,
Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > hydrate < / RTI > inhibitor storage system.
10. The method of claim 9,
The heating unit includes:
The cooling water of a generator included in the above-mentioned water treatment facility is used as a heating medium for heating the hydrate inhibitor
Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > hydrate < / RTI > inhibitor storage system.
Injecting a hydrate inhibitor stored in a hydrate inhibitor storage tank installed around a seabed site where hydrate inhibitor injection is desired into a crude oil production line; And
Transferring the hydrate inhibitor through the transfer means, and injecting the hydrate inhibitor into the hydrate inhibitor storage tank
Lt; / RTI >
The step of injecting the hydrate inhibitor into a crude oil production line comprises:
Extracting the hydrate inhibitor from the hydrate inhibitor storage tank through a pump installed in the hydrate inhibitor storage tank installed on the sea floor, and injecting the hydrate inhibitor into the crude oil production pipe;
Extracting the hydrate inhibitor from the hydrate inhibitor storage tank through the pump and injecting the hydrate inhibitor into a marine facility; And
Re-injecting the hydrate inhibitor injected into the marine equipment from the marine equipment to the hydrate inhibitor storage tank
Lt; / RTI >
The pump is located in parallel between the pump and the crude oil production line to provide a connection with a plurality of valves connecting the pump and the crude oil production line for injecting the hydrate inhibitor into the crude oil production line Connected to a valve that provides connection to the offshore installation
Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > hydrate < / RTI > inhibitor.
12. The method of claim 11,
The step of injecting into the hydrate inhibitor storage tank comprises:
The hydrate inhibitor is supplied from the hydrate inhibitor storage tank to the hydrate inhibitor storage tank from a marine facility installed on the sea surface within a predetermined reference distance
Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > hydrate < / RTI > inhibitor.
13. The method of claim 12,
The step of injecting the hydrate inhibitor into a crude oil production line comprises:
Supplying power for injecting the hydrate inhibitor stored in the hydrate inhibitor storage tank into the crude oil production piping to the pump installed in the hydrate inhibitor storage tank
Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > hydrate < / RTI > inhibitor.
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