System for monitoring real-time flow assurance occurrences

A system for monitoring real-time flow assurance occurrences, wherein the system comprises:

• a hydrate formation monitoring system configured to:
• obtain pressure and temperature data from sensors of a production system,
• perform a first thermodynamic simulation of the production system, and
• calculate hydrate formation probability using the obtained pressure and temperature data and results of the first thermodynamic simulation,
• a paraffin formation monitoring system configured to:
• identify oil properties and operational variables responsible for paraffin formation based on historical production data,
• define a criterion to indicate a critical zone of paraffin formation using the identified oil properties and operational variables,
• obtain oil properties and operational variable data from the production system, and
• assess a risk for paraffin formation based on the defined criterion and the obtained oil properties and operational variable data,
• a shutdown occurrence monitoring system configured to:
• determine hydrate blockage probability of the production system based on a number of production shutdowns that exceed available waiting time (AWT),
• an emulsion formation monitoring system configured to:
• establish criteria for emulsion formation;
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• evaluate emulsion formation in the production system by monitoring at least one property of the production system and comparing it to the established criteria,
• a system with identification of nodal points of inorganic scale in a thermo-hydraulic profile configured to:
• obtain the thermo-hydraulic profile of the production system,
• perform a second thermodynamic simulation of the production system, and
• assess a risk for scale formation using the obtained thermo-hydraulic profile and results of the second thermodynamic simulation,
• an Intelligent Production Surveillance (IPS) configured to alert an operator of a risk of occurrences of blockages of flow assurance, and
• a graphical interface for providing an integral view of the production system that includes risks of occurrences of blockages of flow assurance predicted using the hydrate formation monitoring system, the paraffin formation monitoring system, the shutdown occurrence monitoring system, the emulsion formation monitoring system, and the system with identification of nodal points of inorganic scale in the thermo-hydraulic profile.