Chemical demulsifiers sold under various trade names, such as Tretolite ™, Visco™, and Breaxit™, are highly useful in resolving emulsions. Demulsifiers act to neutralize the effect of emulsifying agents. Typically, they are surface active agents and thus their excessive use … Continue reading →
30. August 2009 by Jack
Categories: Emulsion Treating Teory |
Tags: Coalescence, demulsifier, emulsion, settling tank, workover |
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When thinking about emulsion stability, it may be helpful to realize that in a pure oil and pure water mixture, without an emulsifying agent, no amount of agitation will create an emulsion. If the pure oil and water are mixed … Continue reading →
30. August 2009 by Jack
Categories: Emulsion Treating Teory |
Tags: crude, emulsifiying agent, organic acid, paraffin, resin |
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For an emulsion to exist there must be two mutually immiscible liquids, an emulsifying agent, and sufficient agitation to disperse the discontinuous phase into the continuous phase. In oil production, oil and water are the two mutually immiscible liquids. An … Continue reading →
23. August 2009 by Jack
Categories: Emulsion Treating Teory |
Tags: crude emulsion, emulsiying agent |
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