A recently commissioned automated hydrogen sulfide gas separation unit is ready for live fluid treatment in the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian Sea.
The new unit was built by Labtech Modular Engineering, Aberdeen, for M-I SWACO, Houston, and to date represents one of Labtech’s largest ever projects. It will be deployed for Agip Kazakhstan North Caspian Operating Co. NV to a man-made island in the Caspian Sea.
Agip KCO, a unit of Eni SPA, Rome, serves as operator of the North Caspian Sea production-sharing agreement for the development of 11 blocks in the sea’s Kazakh sector where giant Kashagan field is located.
The 120 sq m package consists of 10 modules that will be used to store and process fluids and solids produced during test well operations. The main function will be to separate the material into its constituents-hydrogen sulfide gas, oil, solids, and water.
Design of the unit was handled by M-I SWACO and the construction by Labtech and included the installation of all equipment, the design and installation of a ventilation system, and the installation of safety equipment. The unit took 9 months to build, and all parts were fully assembled and tested in Aberdeen before dismantling and transportation to the Caspian Sea.
Labtech specializes in design, manufacture, repair, refurbishment, and hire of containerized and skid-mounted equipment.
Source: Labtech Modular Engineering, Blackness Rd., Altens Industrial Estate, Aberdeen, Scotland AB12 3EH.
