Acona Flow Technology is a Norwegian consultancy with over 430 professionals specializing in flow technology, drilling management, petroleum technology, and risk compliance. They provide independent consulting services to oil companies, engineering firms, and equipment suppliers on topics such as flow modeling, process design, well management, flow assurance, and multiphase flow. They have expertise using computational fluid dynamics software and have experience validating designs and proposing optimizations.

1. ACONA FLOW TECHNOLOGY
Company presentation

2. A MEMBER OF THE ACONA GROUP
• More than 430 professionals
• 4 areas of expertise:
 Drilling management and well engineering
 Petroleum technology
 Risk & compliance management
 Flow technology
• Fully operational emergency response centre – of the
highest standard
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3. INDEPENDENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Acona Flow Technology serve the on- and offshore market:
 Oil companies looking for an independent flow technology and separation specialist
 Engineering companies and EPC suppliers in need of flow assurance and process
design assistance
 Equipment suppliers in need of design modelling and improvement
We are located on Klosterøya in
Skien, Norway
We work hard to deliver:
 Best-in-class flow modelling and process control
 Simulation services based on state-of-the-art tools
and models
 In-depth understanding of complex flow phenomena
and separation issues combined with operational
experience
 Know-how transfer across industries
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4. COMPENTENCE AND QUALITY
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5. SENIOR PERSONNEL USING THE BEST TOOLS
Trygve Rinde, Lars Solli, PhD
Eirik Manger, PhD MSc, MBA
Specialist Advisor
Manager/Specialist - Well Management
- CFD - Well Management
- Flow assurance
- Flow assurance
Marit Kleven, MSc Kristin Dyb, MSc
Advisor Senior Advisor
- CFD - Well Management
- Flow assurance - Process
Tron Solberg, Tor Heitmann,
PhD/Prof. MSc, MBA
Specialist Specialist
- CFD - Flow assurance
- Flow assurance - Process
Vegar Grüner, MSc Rune Killie, MSc
Senior Advisor Specialist
- Well Management
- Well Management - Flow assurance
- Flow assurance
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6. DESIGN VALIDATION AND OPTIMISATION
We work together with clients looking for:
We verify the design.....
- Best Available Design Validation and
Optimisation ...... and actively propose
- How fluid dynamics influences on the process improvements
design and operability
- Operational experience combined with academic
excellence
Study output:
Design studies: - 3rd party design reviews
- Computational fluid dynamics - Multiphase separator design
(CFD) based on state of the art - Separator internals design
modelling and software - Solids effects
- Flow regimes modelling - Subsea and marine structures
- Motion effects modelling design validation
- Gas dispersion modelling - Motion effects
- Helideck / Vortex analysis - Gas dispersion effects
- Assist and optimize design
development
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7. WELL MANAGEMENT
We work together with clients looking for:
- Well design advisory and Consent to drill approval from PSA
- Emergency response teams
- IWCF certified specialist with extensive operational experience
Blowout studies:
- Blowout modelling Blowout study output:
- Wellkill modelling - Blowout Contingency Plans
- Relief Well design
Well design studies: - Detailed Wellkill programs
- Inflow modelling
- AICD/ICD modelling Well design study output:
- Clean-up modelling - Gas lift/tubular design
- Solids modelling - Inflow control
• Scale - Material selection
• Wax - Input to fluid program
• Hydrates
- Perforation strategies
• Asphaltene
- Gas lift modelling - Chemical management
- Corrosion and erosion
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8. MULTIPHASE FLOW ASSURANCE
We work together with clients looking for:
- Best Multiphase Transport Technology
- How transport and chemical properties influences on the process design and operability
- Operational experience combined with academic excellence
Flow assurance study: Study output:
- Multiphase flow - Pipeline design and operation
modelling - Riser design
- Fluid modelling - Gas lift design
- Solids modelling - Slug control design and
• Scale management
• Wax - Insulation design, heatup and
• Asphaltene cooldown simulations
• Hydrates
- Material selection
- Thermal modelling
- Input to topside process
- Emulsion prediction
design
- Corrosion and erosion
- Solids management
prediction
- Chemical management
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9. PROCESS DESIGN
We work together with clients looking for: Areas of competence:
- Gas compression and drying
- Best Available Technology - Phase separation (oil train)
- Water management
- How separation properties influences on the design - Solids management
- Chemicals management
- Operational experience input to design
- Reservoir, well and flow line
management
Process design study:
Feasibility Concept and FEED Project execution
- Flow assurance study - Concept design - Technical advisor /
- Separation study - 3rd party design review process support
- Feasibility design - Evaluate design robustness - Change request reviews
- Process description - Experience transfer from - Commissioning support
- Design basis operation
- Operational data and input
Concept Detail Commissioning
Feasibility Construction
FEED Engineering Handover
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10. REFERENCES
• Acona AS • Hydro Aluminium ASA
• AFP Operations AS • Hydrogen Technologies AS
• Aker Solutions ASA • Idea Engineering AS
• Aker Exploration AS • Idemitsu
• Baze Technology AS • INEOS Chlorvinyls
• BP Norge AS • IKM Ocean Design
• BW Offshore • IOR Technology AS
• Centrica Energy Norge AS • Lundin Norway AS
• CMR Prototech As • Mator As
• ConocoPhillips • Maersk
• Det norske oljeselskap ASA • MI-Epcon AS
• Dong Norge AS • Nexen Norge AS
• Dong Denmark • NLI Engineering AS
• EDB Business Partner • Norsk Titanium AS
• ENI Norge AS • A/S Norske Shell
• Fishbones AS • Ocean Riser Systems AS
• Fjell Industries AS • Optinose AS
• FMC Technologies • RWE Dea AG
• Framo Engineering AS • Statoil Petroleum AS
• Gassnova SF • Total E&P Norge AS
• Grenland Group ASA • Wintershall GmbH
• Hycore AS • Yara International
• Yara Porsgrunn
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11. PASSIONATE
PARTNER
Maximising Potential
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