energize oil & gas – issue 01-2013 - GL Group
energize oil & gas – issue 01-2013 - GL Group
energize oil & gas – issue 01-2013 - GL Group
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BioGas<br />
suite of web-enabled software modules designed to<br />
support the hydrocarbon accounting and commercial<br />
operations of <strong>gas</strong> companies involved in the production,<br />
transmission, storage and sale of <strong>gas</strong>. “Gas volumes<br />
are batched in so-called nominations, with Access<br />
Manager TM calculating in- and out-flows for multiple companies<br />
enabling volumes to be accurately accounted<br />
and charged for,” says Gilmour.<br />
Counting Molecules<br />
Keeping track of the <strong>gas</strong> molecules as they flow from<br />
the wellhead to the end-customer is an increasingly<br />
complex task. “Access Manager TM follows these molecules<br />
from below the surface, to operating and optimising the<br />
facilities,” says Dewett, “and onto its combustion in a<br />
power station, chemical or fertiliser plant.”<br />
”<strong>GL</strong> Noble Denton’s SynerGee TM product suite optimises<br />
the design and operations of pipeline gathering, transmission<br />
and distribution systems, including compressors, ensuring<br />
they meet demand safely and without over engineering. This<br />
optimises an operator’s capital expenditure on infrastructure<br />
construction and helps reduce operating costs to deliver<br />
<strong>gas</strong> from the wellhead to the end client including storage<br />
and LNG plant,” says <strong>GL</strong> Noble Denton’s Gilmour.<br />
When dealing with the financial viability of developing<br />
unconventional <strong>gas</strong> resources, steps must be taken at<br />
all stages of the project lifecycle to maximise production<br />
availability along the supply chain from wellhead to consumer.<br />
This includes the production facilities, gathering<br />
systems, process plants, transportation technologies, logistics,<br />
and export routes to market.<br />
<strong>gas</strong> hydrate “At <strong>GL</strong> Noble Denton, we aim to design systems and<br />
create engineering solutions to meet consumer demand<br />
for <strong>gas</strong> safely, reliably and effectively,” says Gilmour.<br />
<strong>GL</strong> <strong>Group</strong> Experts:<br />
Dave Dewett<br />
Principal Consultant<br />
Phone: +44 790060-7469<br />
E-Mail: dave.dewett@gl-group.com<br />
Tom Gilmour<br />
Vice President, Software Product Strategy<br />
Phone: +1 832 320 4730<br />
E-Mail: tom.gilmour@gl-group.com<br />
BMM<br />
Coalbed<br />
methane<br />
Reservoir. Fossil fuels<br />
Aquifier<br />
are located in different<br />
sediment layers.<br />
Coalbed methane <strong>–</strong> <strong>gas</strong> deposits stored within coal formations,<br />
either adsorbed in the coal or trapped with the<br />
pore spaces within the coal seam.<br />
Tight <strong>gas</strong> <strong>–</strong> while shale <strong>gas</strong> is trapped in rock, tight <strong>gas</strong><br />
Gas<br />
Sandstone<br />
Gas-rich shale<br />
Cap stone<br />
Tight <strong>gas</strong><br />
Oil<br />
Gas<br />
describes natural <strong>gas</strong> that is dispersed within low-porosity<br />
silt or sand areas that create a tight-fitting environment<br />
for the <strong>gas</strong>.<br />
Natural <strong>gas</strong> hydrates <strong>–</strong> crystalline solids composed of wa-<br />
Bio<strong>gas</strong> <strong>–</strong> a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide pro-<br />
ter and natural <strong>gas</strong> in the form of a physical compound<br />
duced from the anaerobic digestion of organic waste ma-<br />
where individual <strong>gas</strong> molecules exist “cages” of water<br />
terials, such as farming waste.<br />
molecules.<br />
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