Optimizing pipeline capacity and emissions through drag-reducing agent and pump power management

A computing system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory system comprising one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the computing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• receiving input data, wherein the input data comprises a pump curve corresponding to a pump that causes a fluid to move through a pipeline;
• determining an operating point of the pump where the pump operates at or above a predetermined efficiency;
• generating a system curve based upon the input data and the operating point, wherein the system curve is generated without introducing a drag-reducing agent (DRA) into the pipeline;
• generating a drag reduction efficiency curve based upon the input data, wherein the drag reduction efficiency curve represents an amount of a reduction in drag in the pipeline in response to the DRA being introduced into the fluid in the pipeline;
• updating the system curve based upon the drag reduction efficiency curve to produce an updated system curve;
• and
• updating the operating point based upon the input data and the updated system curve to produce an updated operating point, wherein the updated operating point is also based upon a concentration of the DRA and/or a power consumption of the pump.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving input data, wherein the input data comprises a pump curve corresponding to a pump that causes a fluid to move through a pipeline;
• determining an operating point of the pump where the pump operates at or above a predetermined efficiency;
• generating a system curve based upon the input data and the operating point, wherein the system curve is generated without introducing a drag-reducing agent (DRA) into the pipeline;
• generating a drag reduction efficiency curve based upon the input data, wherein the drag reduction efficiency curve represents an amount of a reduction in drag in the pipeline in response to the DRA being introduced into the fluid in the pipeline;
• updating the system curve based upon the drag reduction efficiency curve to produce an updated system curve;
• updating the operating point based upon the input data and the updated system curve to produce an updated operating point, wherein the updated operating point is also based upon a concentration of the DRA and a power consumption of the pump;
• and
• automatically performing an action in response to the updated operating point and an operational objective.