Case Study: Leading Oil and Gas Company achieves lower hydrate blockage risk with Wood’s Virtuoso monitoring technology

Leading Oil and Gas Company - Customer Case Study

The customer, a leading oil and gas company, faced the costly challenge of hydrate blockages in its gas production systems. These blockages risked severe production losses and led to overly conservative, expensive preventative measures. To address this, the company partnered with vendor Wood to utilize its Virtuoso® monitoring technology.

Wood implemented its Virtuoso Hydrate (ViHy) model, an industry-grade digital twin tool developed with the University of Western Australia. This solution provided the first quantitative, real-time prediction of hydrate formation and blockage risk. The results provided significant measurable impact, with potential end-user savings greater than $500 million in CAPEX and $50 million per year in OPEX per development for Wood's clients.