A weir system separator is a device that separates a mixture of oil, water, and gas into its individual components. It is commonly used in…
It is customary to express the energy contained in a fluid in terms of the potential energy contained in an equivalent height or “head” of…
Because of the multicomponent nature of the produced fluid, the higher the pressure at which the initial separation occurs, the more liquid will be obtained…
The specific gravity difference between the dispersed water droplets and the oil should result in the water “sinking” to the bottom of the treatment vessel.…
The maximum and minimum design temperatures for a vessel will determine the maximum allowable stress value permitted for the material to be used in the…
This property of a fluid indicates its resistance to flow. It is a dynamic property, in that it can be measured only when the fluid…
It is normally a good idea to include a simple vortex breaker as shown in Figure 4-9 to keep a vortex from developing when the…
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…
This is the bottom product from the atmospheric distillation of the crude oil. Most crude oils are distilled in the atmospheric crude oil tower to…
The droplet diameter is the most important single parameter to control to aid in water settling since this term is squared in the settling equation.…