Andrew (AAD) Rewheel Technical Assurance*

19 May

Client: BP

Field (Type): Andrew (Oil & Associated Gas; Offshore UK)
Objectives:
- The client required ongoing technical assurance and project management consultancy on an ad-hoc basis for the implementation of recommendations following the successful compressor rewheel design study
- The client desired support to maintain design integrity throughout the EPC process
- The client wanted help with the review and analysis of OEM designs and documentation, including providing comments and making inputs
- The client required the consultant to attend and make input to project and pre-commissioning meetings that involved all concerned parties
- The client required support in the preparation of compressor field performance test procedure.
Challenge: The driver for rewheeling the compressor was existing reliability issues of the compression train and the unit not being fit for purpose for planned tie-in of satellite fields
Our Engagement*: We were engaged as Engineering Consultants because of our unique gas compression expertise and understanding of the client’s asset portfolio.
Approach: Methodology like Eta’s verify™️ process was used
Stake: Inability to get more value from the asset due to the compression train failing to accommodate additional hydrocarbons from planned tie-ins.
Results:
- The newly rewheeled compressor was successfully designed, built, and installed
- Independent technical advice and support was successfully provided for the benefit of the client

* NB: Some projects may have been performed by consultant in previous roles.

Sodi serves as our Managing Director and Projects Director. He has management and technical oversight across our offices. He graduated from the University of Sussex, UK with a first class MSc in Turbomachinery. Sodi has a track record of successfully managing production optimization and field development studies for major oil and gas companies internationally. He is an expert in gas compression and integrated asset modelling with more than a decade experience. In his career, the value he has provided in these areas has led to significant decisions which have provided immense production and project benefits for several operating companies. He has previously held senior roles including Head of Projects and Management Team Leader in a reputable engineering consulting firm from which he left to start up Eta Energy Solutions. He has also in previous roles, led software development teams in developing bespoke integrated asset modelling software. Sodi is a Chartered Engineer, professionally recognized by the Engineering Council (UK) and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). He is also a professionally recognised member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK) and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). He speaks regularly and presents technical papers at international oil and gas conferences across the world.