Pars Oil and Gas Co. (POGC) has completed overhauls of the gas platforms at the South Pars field in the Persian Gulf.
Ali-Mohammad Tahan, head of HSE at the company’s Operations and Support Division, told news service Shana the program was designed to maximize gas production.
For this year’s campaign, a total of 4,225 work orders were issued, with 2,274 of these completed successfully on the platforms in Zone 1, and the remainder on installations in Zone 2.
Activities included isolating pipelines; replacing 13 32-inch (ESDV and MOV) valves, each weighing about 20 t; replacing seven outlet bends; radiographic testing of lines post-replacement; pressure testing of wells on five platforms; clearing blockages in the flare pilot lines of eight platforms; and installing spark arresters on Platform 7.
