Flow Assurance (FA) Engineers is to ensure the production flow and to prevent unexpected deferment caused by solid depositions in the petroleum production systems. In the past two decades, flow assurance technologies have been maturing along with the development of fundamentals associated with the formation, precipitation, and flocculation of the solids, and with the deep understanding of fluid characteristics and flow in production systems.
The role played by Flow Assurance Engineers in a project not only includes providing predictions, but also prevention strategies, and remediation methods in the case that the occurrence of solids deposition blocks pipelines and jeopardizes production. Flow Assurance Engineers are also responsible for providing the prediction and interpretation of the fluid characteristics, the flow hydraulics and thermal behaviors, the performance of the production system, and the guidance of operation strategies.
