Emulsions and Oil Treating Equipment

Selection, Sizing and Troubleshooting
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-7506-8970-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 530 g

The problem of removing water which is emulsified with produced oil has grown more widespread and often times more difficult as producers attempt to access more difficult reserves. This practical guide is designed to help engineers and operators develop a "feel" for selection, sizing, and troubleshooting emulsion equipment. These skills are of vital importance to ensure low operating costs and to meet crude export quality specifications. The book is written for engineers and operators, who need advanced knowledge of the numerous techniques and the equipment used to destabilize and resolve petroleum emulsions problems.

In Emulsions and Oil Treating Equipment: Selection, Sizing and Troubleshooting the author provides engineers and operators with a guide to understanding emulsion theory, methods and equipment, and practical design of a treating system. Comprehensive in its scope, the author explains methods such as: demulsifiers, temperature, electrostatics and non-traditional methods of modulated or pulsed voltage control, as well as equipment such as: electrostatic treater (dehydrator), separator, gunbarr heater-treater and free water knockout. Written in a "how to" format, it brings together hundreds of methods, handy formulas, diagrams and tables in one convenient book.

Zielgruppe

Tanks/Vessels/Reactor operators
Maintenance Equipment & Service personel
Petroleum Refining operators
Plant Operations/Production Personel
Process Engineering/Design Personel

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stewart, Maurice

Arnold, Ken

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Erdölenergietechnik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Arbeitsplatz, Arbeitsschutz, Gefahrstoffschutz
• Rechtswissenschaften Arbeitsrecht Arbeitsschutz- und Arbeitssicherheitsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One: Basic PrinciplesChapter One: Emulsion theory Chapter Two: Factors affecting emulsion stability

Part Two: Emulsion treating methods Chapter Three: Chemical addition Chapter Four: Settling timeChapter Five: Heat Chapter Six: Electrostatic coalescing

Part Three: Emulsion Treating EquipmentChapter Seven: Gun-barrelsChapter Eight: Wash Tanks with external gas bootsChapter Nine: Vertical/horizontal heater treatersChapter Ten: Electrostatic heater treatersChapter Eleven: Oil Dehydrators and Desalters

Part Four: Emulsion treating equipment sizing; Chapter Twelve: Major factors controlling sizingChapter Thirteen: Gravity settling considerationsChapter Fourteen: Determining required heat inputChapter Fifteen: Sizing gunbarrel tanksChapter Sixteen: Sizing vertical treatersChapter Seventeen: Sizing horizontal heater-treaters and electrostatic heater-treatersChapter Eighteen: Water droplet size

Part Five: Practical design of an oil treating systemChapter Nineteen: General considerations

Über Autor(innen)

Arnold, Ken
Ken Arnold is the founder and former president of Paragon Engineering Services, Houston, Texas. He has more that 40 years of experience in the operations and project management. He is actively involved in production facility design. He has served on numerous SPE, API, and government advisory committees as an expert on oil handling, produced-water treating, and safety aspects producing operations.

Stewart, Maurice
Dr. Maurice Stewart, PE, a Registered Professional Engineer with over 40 years international consulting experience in project management; designing, selecting, specifying, installing, operating, optimizing, retrofitting and troubleshooting oil, water and gas handling, conditioning and processing facilities; designing plant piping and pipeline systems, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, process equipment, and pumping and compression systems; and leading hazards analysis reviews and risk assessments.