PURPOSE The purpose of the Oil Removal Filters is to remove residual oil and solids from the Produced Water to meet specification for re-use or disposal. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of Oil Removal Filters in a Produced Water De-oiling train, State why walnut or pecan shells are used as the filter media in an Oil Removal Filter, State the…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Produced Water Cooling train is to reduce the temperature of the Oily Produced Water to a set point prior to entering the Skim Tank, to avoid flashing the Produced Water. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the sources of the Oily Produced Water to be cooled, Explain why the Produced Water requires cooling prior to entering the Skim…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Produced Water Tank system is to hold Produced Water, and to supply feed water at specified pressure and temperature to the Hot Lime Softener, or HLS. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Produced Water Tank system, Describe the Produced Water Tank gas blanket system, Describe the Produced Water Tank sampling system, Describe how separated…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Recycle Tank is to accept various oily water streams with intermittent or fluctuating flow rates, to provide oil skimming of separated oil, and to act as an equalization tank to provide stable Produced Water flow to the Skim Tank. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Recycle Tank system, Describe why the Recycle Tank liquid…
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PURPOSE The purpose of the Skim Oil Handling system is to receive all oil skimmed from the Skim Tank and Recycle Tank, and to transfer the oil to the Slop Tank for reprocessing. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Skim Oil handling system, State the two sources of skimmed oil transferred by the Skim Oil Pump, And, describe the…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Skim Tank is to act as the primary gravity separation vessel in the Produced Water De-oiling train, providing retention time to separate the oil and water phases in the Oily Produced Water. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Skim Tank. State the relationship between the separation rate and the size of the droplets to…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Warm Lime Softener is to remove Hardness, Silica, other suspended solids, and trace Oil from water destined for use as Boiler Feed Water. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Warm Lime Softener, Name three main differences between a Hot and Warm Lime Softener, Describe the basic operating parameters of the Warm Lime Softener, Name…
PURPOSE The purpose of Water Softening is to reduce hardness, silica and other contaminants in water streams destined for use as Boiler Feed Water. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of Water Softening in the SAGD process, Describe and explain the pH Scale, Define an ion, anion, cation, ionic compound, and salts. Explain the relationship between pH and the solubility of…
