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Gas Storage Wellhead Heating Project

Indirect phase-change heating for high-pressure multiphase flow before choke-valve pressure reduction.

Project overview

Application and supply scope.

The project configuration below summarizes the supplied equipment and its process application.

Year
2023
Region
Hebei, China
Application
Underground gas storage withdrawal
Supply scope
Two vertical explosion-proof heater packages
CCTV-13 news coverage showing XGTHERMAL-supplied heating equipment at a gas storage facility
CCTV-13 news coverage showing equipment supplied by XGTHERMAL.
The engineering challenge

Conditions shaping the heating duty.

Gas withdrawal requires pressure reduction, which can sharply lower stream temperature and increase hydrate formation and blockage risks.

The mixed stream also presents wax-deposition concerns. High-pressure containment, hazardous-area operation, coastal corrosion and remote control must be addressed together.

Equipment configuration

What the package includes.

Equipment capacities, interfaces and controls are matched to the project application.

Package count
2
Process medium
Natural gas, crude oil and produced water
Position in process
Upstream of wellhead choke-valve pressure reduction
Heat-transfer route
Indirect negative-pressure phase-change cycle
Power control
SCR regulation with PID temperature control
Environment
Outdoor winter service and coastal salt-spray exposure
Our approach

Engineering the complete heating package.

Process-stream isolation

Electric elements heat an intermediate fluid. Vapor condenses on the process coil and returns by gravity, keeping the heating elements separate from the high-pressure oil, gas and water stream.

High-pressure mechanical design

The process stream flows through a pressure-rated helical coil. Pressure-retaining parts, flange interfaces, corrosion allowance and inspection strategy are selected around the application.

Control and field protection

PLC control, a local HMI and SCR/PID regulation are combined with remote operation, temperature and pressure protection, no-flow shutdown and ESD. External coating addresses the coastal environment.

Project value

Delivery and application value.

Heating before throttling

The heating objective is to provide thermal margin before choke-valve pressure reduction, helping manage hydrate, wax and low-temperature blockage risks.

Integrated field equipment

The vertical package combines high-pressure process design, indirect heat transfer and automation. No exact operating pressure or measured risk-reduction percentage is published in this case summary.

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