BP has asked Kongsberg Digital to design, engineer, build, install, and perform acceptance testing of a sophisticated digital twin. In this case, it is a custom-built multi-purpose dynamic simulator (MPDS) for the Mad Dog Phase 2 project in the Gulf of Mexico.
Kongsberg’s digital twin models will be connected to the Mad Dog 2 facility-integrated control and safety systems to create a realistic simulation environment that will deliver decision support for optimising production efficiency. Applications of the simulator will include engineering studies, validation of process design, procedure validation, control system verification, and operator training.
K-Spice
The simulator will be built with the company’s dynamic process modeling software, K-Spice, and transient multiphase flow software, LedaFlow. The simulator model will encompass all of Mad Dog 2’s oil and gas and subsea systems, including all producing wells for water and gas injection, gas dehydration and regeneration, flare systems including systems for flare gas recovery, fuel gas, produced water and seawater, heating and cooling medium, and identified critical chemical injection systems.
See a video about K-Spice below.
One Year Before Oil
The fully built and functional simulator is scheduled for delivery at least one year before first oil. This will allow ample time to train the operators and ensure competency in a facility operations context. It will also contribute to safe commissioning and start-up.
Picture: Concept image of the Mad Dog 2 platform (by BP).
