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Title: Use of low-shear pumps and hydrocyclones for improved performance in the cleanup of low-pressure water

Abstract

Although the advantages of using hydrocyclones for oily water cleanup are well proven, their use has been limited to applications where adequate system feed pressure for satisfactory operation was present. This paper reports that to use hydrocyclones in low-pressure operations, research testing was undertaken to determine the most suitable pumping system. Successful field trials with a low-shear progressive cavity pump and a single-liner hydrocyclone were conducted in the U.S. These trials provided the basis for full-scale tests on the Hutton platform in the U.K. sector of the North Sea. These tests demonstrated the feasibility of using large, low-shear, progressive cavity pumps in conjunction with multitube hydrocyclone units. A long-term evaluation of the pumped system was completed on the Hutton platform following these reported results. This work not only demonstrated the feasibility of pumped hydrocyclone oily water cleanup systems, but also resulted in analytical techniques that greatly assist in optimizing hydrocyclone operation.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Conoco Speciality Products Ltd. (US)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
7180360
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Production Engineering; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 7:3; Journal ID: ISSN 0885-9221
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; 42 ENGINEERING; OIL WELLS; CLEANING; ROD PUMPS; PERFORMANCE TESTING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FIELD TESTS; LOW PRESSURE; OFFSHORE PLATFORMS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SHEAR; WATER; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PUMPS; TESTING; WELLS; 020300* - Petroleum- Drilling & Production; 440400 - Well Logging Instrumentation; 423000 - Engineering- Marine Engineering- (1980-)

Citation Formats

Skilbeck, F. Use of low-shear pumps and hydrocyclones for improved performance in the cleanup of low-pressure water. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Skilbeck, F. Use of low-shear pumps and hydrocyclones for improved performance in the cleanup of low-pressure water. United States.
Skilbeck, F. 1992. "Use of low-shear pumps and hydrocyclones for improved performance in the cleanup of low-pressure water". United States.
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title = {Use of low-shear pumps and hydrocyclones for improved performance in the cleanup of low-pressure water},
author = {Skilbeck, F},
abstractNote = {Although the advantages of using hydrocyclones for oily water cleanup are well proven, their use has been limited to applications where adequate system feed pressure for satisfactory operation was present. This paper reports that to use hydrocyclones in low-pressure operations, research testing was undertaken to determine the most suitable pumping system. Successful field trials with a low-shear progressive cavity pump and a single-liner hydrocyclone were conducted in the U.S. These trials provided the basis for full-scale tests on the Hutton platform in the U.K. sector of the North Sea. These tests demonstrated the feasibility of using large, low-shear, progressive cavity pumps in conjunction with multitube hydrocyclone units. A long-term evaluation of the pumped system was completed on the Hutton platform following these reported results. This work not only demonstrated the feasibility of pumped hydrocyclone oily water cleanup systems, but also resulted in analytical techniques that greatly assist in optimizing hydrocyclone operation.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7180360}, journal = {SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Production Engineering; (United States)},
issn = {0885-9221},
number = ,
volume = 7:3,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992},
month = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992}
}