Name: Project review and supervision of hydrocarbon exploitation works in the Southern Ara Basin – Cañadón Alfa.
Brief description: El Huemul Project: Crude oil treatment to meet 3,000 m³/day for a 0.5% BSW specification. Oily water treatment to be suitable for reinjection at 5,000 m³/day. Crude oil volume measurement at Pico Truncado. Auxiliary services. Fuel gas. Extension of the fire network. Construction of a new 10 MVA transformer substation.
Cañadón Alfa Project: New gas treatment plant, with a capacity of 4,000,000 m³/day and planned to reach a maximum capacity of 6,700,000 m³/day. New medium pressure (MP) compression facilities with a capacity of 7,000,000 m³/day. m³/day, which will increase the pressure to 73.5 kg/cm². Services expansion to reach the plant’s new full capacity. Underground power line from the Cullén River. Firefighting services: tanks, pumps, and network. Waste gas flaring system. Drainage system. New gas pipelines (3,000 m of 10″ diameter).
Location: Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego Provinces, Argentina.
Year: 1992-1993
Client: Total Austral S.A.