The relief header is a system of piping connecting the outlets of all the relief valves into a common pipe or header that goes to…
In order to develop a treater design procedure, the water droplet size to be used in the settling equation to achieve a given outlet water…
The most common form of parallel plate interceptor used in oil facilities is the corrugated plate interceptor (CPI). This is a refinement of the PPI…
A pipe that releases gas to disperse into the atmosphere is called a vent. If the gas is burned at the tip, it is called…
Vortex Breaker As liquid flows out of the exit nozzle, it will swirl and create a vortex. Vortexing would carry the gas out with the…
For an oil and gas separator to accomplish its primary functions, pressure must be maintained in the separator so that the liquid and gas can…
The purpose of the gas separation section of the vessel is to condition the gas for final polishing by the mist extractor. From field experience…
As shown in Figure 5-2, the well stream enters the first coil at its flowing tubing temperature and pressure. Alternatively, it could be choked at…
This is not strictly a cut but consists of all the light material in the crude absorbed into the total overhead distillate from the crude…
Separator operation can be adversely affected by an accumulation of paraffin. Coalescing plates in the liquid section and mesh pad mist extractors in the gas…