Oilfield treatment vessel for removing water from oil
US9833727B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D19/0057
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is a single oilfield treatment vessel for removing water, solids and gas from crude oil. The vessel functions to replace three separate normally used vessels: a gas separator, a free water knockout vessel and a heater treater. The present vessel functions more efficiently than the three vessels it replaces by virtue of its superior internals and efficiency based design. It pays for itself more quickly by increasing the quality and value of the effluent fluids and by reducing installation and operating costs.
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