Operational Challenges in Gas-To-Liquid (GTL) Transportation Through Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS)

• Main Authors: Chukwu, Godwin A., Khataniar, Santanu, Patil, Shirish, Dandekar, Abhijit
• Other Authors: United States. Department of Energy.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: University of Alaska 2006
• Subjects: Alaskan North Slope; Oil Fields; Pipelines; Fluid Flow; Alaska; Deposition; Vapor Pressure; 02 Petroleum; Bingham; north slope
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2172/919007; https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc887153/

Oil production from Alaskan North Slope oil fields has steadily declined. In the near future, ANS crude oil production will decline to such a level (200,000 to 400,000 bbl/day) that maintaining economic operation of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) will require pumping alternative products th...