What is a header pipeline?

What is a header pipeline?

In a gathering system, a pipe arrangement that connects flowlines from several wellheads into a single gathering line. A header has production and testing valves to control the flow of each well, thus directing the produced fluids to production or testing vessels.

What is a header in industry?

The term “header” has been around the hydronics industry long before I got here. It refers to a piping assembly that divides an entering flow stream into two or more branches. Just connect some tees together with short lengths of pipe to build a supply or return header that stretches out a few feet across the wall.

What is oil header?

An oil header consists of multiple valves connected to each well flow line that directs the oil production to either the test separator, pig receiving trap, or group separator. It incorporates a test manifold or a header system to connect multiple wells to a test separator.

What is a well header?

The Validated Well Header provides confidence in the data and allows you to see all of the well bores associated to a single hole in the ground, with detailed header information, orthorecified surface locations and verified ground elevations. An H-diagram provides a visual representation of the well system.

What is the purpose of header pipe?

The idea behind an exhaust header is to eliminate the manifold’s back pressure. Instead of a common manifold that all of the cylinders share, each cylinder gets its own exhaust pipe. These pipes come together in a larger pipe called the collector.

What is the difference between a manifold and a header?

The difference between them is that an exhaust manifold is a solid cast iron structure across all cylinders while an exhaust header is made up of a series of individual steel tubes for each exhaust port, welded to meet at a collector to bring the exhaust gases down to a single pipe.

What is header in mechanical engineering?

header in Mechanical Engineering A header is a tank that stops the pressure in an apparatus from becoming too great. The header protects the heating system from overpressure. The pressure in the steam header signals the firing controls for the boiler.

What is a manifold in oil and gas?

A manifold is a system of headers and branched piping that can be used to gather or distribute fluids, as desired. Manifolds can be used to gather produced fluids and direct selected wells to a well test line, as well as to distribute injected fluids (gas or water) or gaslift gas to individual wells.

What type of oil is used in oil heaters?

Mineral oil
Mineral oil is favoured in certain thermal fluid heaters. This is due to its ability to absorb large amounts of heat without changing state.

How do wellheads work?

Simply put, a wellhead is a system of spools, valves, and assorted adapters that used to provide pressure control of a production well. Its primary purpose is to provide a suspension point and pressure seals for the casing strings that run from the bottom of the hole sections to the surface pressure control equipment.