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[Chari]

I’m trying to better understand how power generation capacity is determined for an oil production field. How do you determine the right power generation capacity for an oil field?

Power demand changes over the life of a field, and so can the availability of fuel gas.

This makes me curious about how designers balance:

a) Peak electrical demand

2) Early, mid, and late field life operating cases (not sure why b after bracket changes to emoji; that's why i changed to 2)

c) Fuel gas availability

d) Generation redundancy and availability

Which field life scenario ultimately governs the sizing of the power generation system?

And is the peak demand generally expected during early life, mid-life, or late life, or is there no typical answer?

 

I’d appreciate insights from those with experience in offshore power systems, process design, or field development

Edited by Chari, Yesterday, 05:55 AM.

[Pilesar]

I did a bit of utility planning for petroleum production. I had no rules except for trying to make sense. If I remember accurately (it was years ago) I determined to use a 20 year life for planning purposes. I determined maximum facility required for the individual sections for the first 20 years and designed for that. I knew this would not necessarily handle late life conditions, but it passed my 'making sense' rules of practical planning. When submitting my plans, I included the assumptions so everyone would understand. This is just my limited experience so do not consider me authoritative. There is probably much more reliable guidance in engineering references somewhere.