Category Archives for Crude Oil Treating System
Example Sizing a Vertical Treater
Given: Oil gravity = 40°API, 0.875 S.G. Oil flow rate = 2,000 bpd Inlet oil temperature = 90°F Water S.G. = 1.04 Inlet BS&W = 10% Outlet BS&W =1% Solution: 1. Settling Equation. Investigate treating at 90°F, 100°F, 120°F. 2. … Continue reading
Example Sizing a Horizontal Treater
Given: Oil gravity = 30°API, 0.875 S.G. Oil flow rate = 5,000 bpd Inlet oil temperature = 80°F Water S.G. = 1.04 Inlet BS&W =10% Outlet BS&W =1% Solution: 1. Settling Equation. Investigate treating at 80°F, 100°F, 120°F. 2. Retention … Continue reading
Treaters Design Procedure
In specifying the size of a treater, it is necessary to determine the diameter (d), length or height of the coalescing section (Leff or h), and treating temperature or fire-tube rating. As we have seen, these variables are interdependent, and … Continue reading
Treaters Water Droplet Size
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 cut must be determined. As previously mentioned, it would be extremely rare to have laboratory … Continue reading
Treater Retention Time Equations
The oil must be held at temperature for a specific period of time to enable de-emulsifying the water-in-oil emulsion. This information is best determined in the laboratory but, in the absence of such data, 20 to 30 minutes is a … Continue reading
Treater Settling Equations
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. Since the oil continuous phase is flowing vertically upward in both vertical and horizontal treaters … Continue reading
Electrostatic Treaters
Some treaters use an electrode section. Figure 6-11 illustrates a typical design of a horizontal electrostatic treater. The flow path in an electrostatic treater is the same as a horizontal treater. The only difference is that an AC and/or DC … Continue reading
Horizontal Treaters
For most multi-well situations horizontal treaters are normally required. Figure 6-10 shows a typical design of a horizontal treater. Flow enters the front section of the treater where gas is flashed. The liquid falls around the outside to the vicinity … Continue reading
Electrostatic Coalescers
Coalescing of the small water drops dispersed in the crude can be accomplished by subjecting the water-in-oil emulsion to a high-voltage electrical field. When a non-conductive liquid (oil) containing a dispersed conductive liquid (water) is subjected to an electrostatic field, … Continue reading