Middle East report. Huge seawater plant performs as planned
The heart of the system shipping 4.6 million bpd of treated deoxygenated water for one of the world's largest pressure-maintenance projects is stripping by nitrogen in 11 deaerating columns. The treated seawater travels from Arabian American Oil Co.'s plant at Ras al Qurayyah on the Persian Gulf through twin 60-in. and 56-in. lines to water-injection wells in the N. Uthmaniyah sector of Giant Ghawar field. Designed for an intake volume of 19 million bwpd, the seawater plant cost approximately $500 million to construct (1976 to 1977 dollars). The 750 X 40 X 14 ft canal is designed to handle more than 12 million bwpd. Believed to be the largest such plant in the world, it went on stream in June 1978 and has operated since with no major problems.
- OSTI ID:
- 5809571
- Journal Information:
- Oil Gas J.; (United States), Journal Name: Oil Gas J.; (United States) Vol. 78:27; ISSN OIGJA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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