Comparison study of solid/liquid separation techniques for oilfield pit closures

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · J. Pet. Technol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2118/15361-PA· OSTI ID:6449945

Wojtanowicz, A K; Field, S D; Osterman, M C

Vacuum filtration, belt-press filtration, screw-press filtration, and centrifuging techniques were evaluated in full-scale experiments for use in oilfield waste volume reduction. Centrifuging and belt-press filtration proved applicable to oilfield pit cleanups. Also, an effective chemical conditioning (coagulation and flocculation) was found for deliquoring seven types of oilfield waste slurries before separation.

• Research Organization: Louisiana State Univ.
• OSTI ID: 6449945
• Journal Information: J. Pet. Technol.; (United States), Vol. 39:7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
LIQUID WASTES
CENTRIFUGATION
FILTRATION
OIL FIELDS
WASTE PROCESSING
SOLID WASTES
BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
FLOCCULATION
SLURRIES
WATER REMOVAL
DISPERSIONS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
MANAGEMENT
MINERAL RESOURCES
MIXTURES
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
PRECIPITATION
PROCESSING
REMOVAL
RESOURCES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SUSPENSIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
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