Find the real production constraint before adding more equipment.
ETA helps operators identify where production capacity is actually being lost and determine whether the best solution is pipeline debottlenecking, operational change, compressor reconfiguration, rewheel, major modification or additional compression.
The compressor is not always the bottleneck.
Reservoir pressure declines, flows shift, equipment operates away from original design duty and modifications accumulate throughout asset life.
Adding compressor capacity without understanding the complete production system can simply move the bottleneck somewhere else.
Typical questions
- Where are the largest hydraulic losses?
- What is restricting production?
- Can pipeline changes release capacity?
- Can existing compressors be reused?
- Would a rewheel improve operating range?
- Can new compression CAPEX be deferred?
- How much production can each modification unlock?
- Which option offers the best cost-benefit?
Treat the network and
compression system as one
production system
Pipeline Hydraulic Analysis
Quantify pressure drop, velocities and hydraulic restrictions throughout the gathering network.
Network Model Validation
Review assumptions and match models against operating data.
Bottleneck Identification
Determine which piping, equipment or operating constraints limit production.
Compressor Rewheel Studies
Assess whether aerodynamic modification can recover useful capacity or operating range.
System Reconfiguration
Evaluate staging, train arrangement, load sharing and equipment reuse.
Major Modification Definition
Develop implementable redesigns and define the required changes.
From bottleneck to implementable redesign
Requirements Identification
Define targets, constraints and future operating conditions.
Performance Benchmarking
Establish the current performance of the system.
Bottleneck Identification
Locate hydraulic, equipment and operating constraints.
System Redesign
Develop and compare technically feasible modifications.
Redesign Definition
Produce an implementable modification scope and roadmap.
Know what to change—and why
Validated Network Model
A matched basis for debottlenecking decisions.
Bottleneck Register
Identified constraints and production impact.
Operating Envelope
Pressure, velocity and equipment limits.
Modification Options
Pipeline, compressor and configuration alternatives.
Production Benefit
Quantified production or plateau impact.
Cost-Benefit Comparison
Economically justified modification sequence.
Optimise what you have
before assuming
you need more.
Particularly on mature assets, significant production value may exist in
debottlenecking or repurposing existing infrastructure.
The objective is not merely to identify a
bottleneck. It is to define the lowest-risk
modification that creates meaningful
production value.
Is your facility restricting production?
Share your production target, operating situation and known constraints.