P-7 Crude Oil Emulsion Treating
P-7 Crude Oil Emulsion Treating
CRUDE OIL EMULSION TREATING (56 pages and 33 photographs, drawings, and illustrations) This manual explains the causes of oil-water emulsions and describes the procedures and equipment for breaking these emulsions. Both Metric and English units of measurement are used so students can work in units with which they are familiar.
Covered Subjects:
- Explanation of emulsions and how they are formed
- Methods for treating oil/water emulsions
- Procedure for determining the treating process; type and dosage of chemicals
- Hot gas separation and free water knockout
- Vessel settling and effective time
- Method and location of chemical injection
- The effects of heating and types of emulsion heaters
- Procedures for adjusting burners in heaters
- Heater treaters and horizontal treaters
- Procedures for start-up, shut down and to troubleshoot changes in level and BS&W content
Questions and problems are included throughout the text with answers in the back that allow students to check their understanding of the subject.
Estimated self-study time: 10 hours
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