New Maracaibo plant called most advanced. [Venezuela]

Journal Article · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1970 · Offshore; (United States)

OSTI ID:5959985

Franco, A

A new gas-injection plant, recently put on stream, raises to 10 the number of oil-field-repressuring facilities in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. The combined capacity of these installations is 2,015 MMcfd. The new plant is Menegas I, the most advanced ever built. The 45 MMcfd unit is owned and operated by Mene Grande Oil Co.; it is located in the Ceuta field and will be used to repressure 2 Bachaquero reservoirs. A small portion of the compressed gas will be used in gas lift operations. The main components of the plant are 5 gas-compressor units (totaling 10,000 hp), an alternator, an air compressor, a gas scrubber, and control center. The L-shaped structure is 245 ft long with a maximum width of 80 ft. Shell's crane barge was used to lift the 9 modules for the Menegas I plant. The company feels the prefabrication approach has saved them from 9 to 12 mo. of construction time.

• OSTI ID: 5959985
• Journal Information: Offshore; (United States), Journal Name: Offshore; (United States) Vol. 30:13; ISSN OFSHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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