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Treating Oilfield Emulsions

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age, effect of
application, types of 43
on emulsions 9, 36,37
compared 43-47
on solvent solutions 38
combined with solvent 38
agitation 7, 8, 10--15, 42-43
early use of 35
causes of 11
effect of
in pumps 13
on emulsions 8
effect of
on settling time 17
on amount of water dispersed in oil II,
on water droplet size 18
42-43
temperature on 36
on emulsion formation 10--15
emulsion-breaking, characteristics of 35
on emulsion stability 7, 8, 11
injection 46, 60
on reverse emulsions 40
point of 36, 44
role of
point of application of 42-47
in emulsion formation 13-14
related to settling time 36
in stable emulsion formation 7
speed of 36
air-gas adjustment 24
surface-active 8, 9, 35
alcohols 38, 42
tank 46
methanol 38
to combine with solvent 38
Stoddard solvent 38, 71
clays 9
toluene 38, 71
clearance volume 13
aluminum sulfates 7
coagulation 36
API gravity 6, 9, 25, 55
coalescence 8, 9, II, 57, 59
apron, 19,20,67
commingling 61
asphaltenes 7, 9,17
computerized production control system
atmospheric pressure 20, 37, 44, 55
(CPc)62
automatic central treating facility 61-64
conductor pipe 19,20
continuous phase 4, 7
basic sediment and water (BS&W) 37. See also
corrosion 4,6, 23, 25, 57, 60, 79
sediment and water.
cost records 5, 6, 79-81
batch treating 37, 43, 46-47, 80
costs
blizzard box 59
batch treating 80
bottle test. See tests: bottle.
chemical5,80
bottomhole choke 12
equipment 79
Brownian movement, 8
fuelS
BS&W 37. See also sediment and water.
initial treating 79
calcium carbonate 7
installation 79
capacitance probe 62, 63
investment 79, 80
capital outlay 5. See also costs.
labor 79,80
carbon 9
maintenance 79, 80, 81
cement 3, 4, 11
material 79, 81
central treating plant 61-64
of gas losses 12
centrifuges 37-38, 39, 71-78
operating 80
API requirements for 72-73
other expenses 80, 81
centrifuge tubes 73
production 5
chemical 4, II, 17,35-47
transportation 79, 81
added by means of flow-line lubricator 44,
treating 5, 79-81
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