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Our Approach to Feasibility and Concept Design
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MSE performs feasibility and concept
design studies of oil and gas production facilities based on
over 20 years experience, using proven technologies and a
state of the art software system. The projects covered
include new fields as well as the extension and modification
of existing production facilities.
The project feasibility evaluates client supplied data from
which MSE determines the project specifications including
production rates, overall process requirements, the
reservoir data, the location of the project and method of
exporting the production.
The concept design is a "blue print" of a project and
includes a process scheme, the selection of major items of
equipment, the associated facilities together with
appropriate cost and schedule. MSE's approach is to
develop robust designs where a number of competing concepts
may be studied in detail then discussing the advantages and disadvantages of
options evaluated. From this analysis a concept design is
developed, which can form a reliable start point for
detailed design and construction. Our Concept Design
Consultancy is comprehensive and includes the following: |
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A well prepared and carefully thought out
Conceptual Design is an essential pre-requisite for a fast
track Detailed Design and procurement leading to successful
project completion.
A good concept design considers all possible and practicable
alternative process options as well as the selection of
major items of equipment for the project. For example in a
gas compression project, driver type, cooling medium system,
power generation, gas treatment and gas export routing
options all have a major impact on project cost, system
availability and profitability. |
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Decisions made during the concept design are the bedrock of a
project. They set the fundamental approach and are not easy to
change later on during the detailed design and construction
phase. For example a change of cooling medium from "direct sea
water" cooling to "indirect sea water" cooling can be easily
made during the concept study with little cost implication.
However, once the basis of design is fixed and the project is
into detailed design such a change of cooling system would have
a major impact on the project cost and schedule.
The more experienced operating companies are well aware of the
importance of getting the Concept Design "right" and allowing
reasonable time and effort for its completion. Obtaining the
optimum concept design may well be about reducing the cost, but
it is also about ensuring that the selected design has
operational flexibility.
An optimum concept design is based on reliable and proven
equipment with a good track record of availability, does not use untried
prototype equipment and has built-in performance margins which
allow for the variations in predicted performance which are
likely to occur during field life. |
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MSE Machinery Database
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MSE machinery database and software
systems allow development and analysis of a number of
process schemes without the need for obtaining vendor
data. As the various process schemes have been developed
using a consistent set of data, the differences in cost
and performance reflect the real differences in design
concepts rather than the effect of equipment costs and
performance from different suppliers. |
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