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IFP's teams have developed powerful testing facilities: Lyre loop, GOwSP separation platform, multiphase loop, etc. These facilities form the basis of studies on specific cases related in particular to the problems of management of the Flow Assurance.
- Equipments / Products created by IFP's research
- Software created by IFP's research
- Processes created by IFP's research
- Joint Industry-funded Projects (JIP)
Equipments / Products created by IFP's research
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Nidds deposit detector
Nidds is a non-intrusive deposit detector that is especially well suited to the case of paraffins. The tool was developed jointly by IFP with Cybernetix and Total. Marketed by the Cybernetix robotics company, it serves to optimize the frequency of scraping or the use of additives to prevent paraffin deposits.
>> Further information on Nidds
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Clip-Riser™
Clip Riser™ is a connector developped by IFP and marketed by Aker Solutions. It makes it possible to drill at depths of 3,000 m of water. The maneuver time is reduced as a result of its rapid connector and it is entirely safe. This solution is rapidly adopted by the market. Ongoing developments aim to reduce its mass so that it can be used from lighter floating supports, making it possible to drill at even greater water depths.
>> Further information on the Clip-Riser™
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Thermal insulation gels
IFP has developed thermal insulation gels for undersea pipes in partnership with the SAIPEM company. Some of them, the phase change gels (ILS) store heat during the flow phases and restitute it during the stop phases. Result: the thermal performance of the pipes is improved. This technology is marketed by SAIPEM.
Software created by IFP's research
Deeplines® enables engineering and oil companies to design and optimize oil pipes for their offshore projects in both deep and shallow water (oil production lines, water and gas injection lines, umbilical, anchoring lines, etc.). Deeplines® is marketed by the Principia engineering company.
>> Further information on Deeplines®
Processes created by IFP's research: Sour gas treatment
AdvAmine®
Work has recently been done by Total and IFP to improve the performance of existing acid gas treatment units. The results have led to the creation of treatment processes for these gases, distributed by Prosernat under the generic name AdvAmine® :
- HiLoadDEA, which uses the chemical compound DEA for the complete elimination of CO2 and of H2S,
- MDEAmax to selectively remove H2S,
- energizedMDEA : uan activated MDEA chemical compound used for the complete elimination of CO2 and H2S. In addition, MDEA, which is easier to regenerate, yields energy savings.
Sprex® process
Sprex process is an innovative technology to recover up to 90 percent of the sulfur contained in raw gases, and part of any CO2 present. Used for pretreatment, this process can very significantly reduce the size of the equipment, along with the investment and operating costs. Another advantage is that the sour gases are produced in liquid form, at high pressure, making it very economical to reinject them into the reservoirs.
>> SPREX®, a new H2S pre-extraction process is an innovative technology jointly developed by IFP Total and Prosernat
+ Research themes > Extended reserves > Developing fields in extreme environments > Sour gas treatment
>> Further information : Prosernat website
Joint Industry-funded Projects (JIP)
IFP organizes and coordinates collaborative research projects bringing together several industrial partners who jointly fund a program designed to solve a given problem. This formula means that the financial risks can be shared upstream and the research results downstream.
Flow Assurance
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COLDSTART 3 is aimed at improving StarWaCS software. This software predicts the pressures needed to restart the flow of gelled crudes in pipes. |
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HYACINTH (with CSIRO) is a JIP that will produce a prototype software to estimate the risks of blockage in a gas transport pipe in presence of hydrates. |
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FAMUS (with DNV) approaches equipment reliability and uncertainties for the whole life of an oil field to provide new decision support tools. |
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HYSIFLO is aimed at developing hydrates transport prototype software for situations where oil is in the majority. |
Deep offshore bottom-surface links
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OHP (with Ifremer and BV) is aimed at acquiring the static and dynamic properties of mooring fiber ropes. The objective is to enrich mooring computing models for offshore installations. |
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TIDEEP 2 (with Ifremer) is intended to: |
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HILM (with Ifremer and Principia) is aimed at understanding the mechanisms of heave-induced lateral motions. |
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ICARUS (with Advantica and Courbis) |
Further information
"Exploration and Production at IFP" – 50 years of R&D and international partnership with industry
(PDF - 650 Ko)
