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Oil and gas separators

PetrowikiJanuary, 2023

An oil/gas separator is a pressure vessel used for separating a well stream into gaseous and liquid components. They are installed either in an onshore processing station or on an offshore platform. Based on the vessel configurations, the oil/gas separators can be divided into horizontal, vertical, or spherical separators. In teams of fluids to be separated, the oil/gas separators can be grouped into gas/liquid two-phase separator or oil/gas/water three-phase separator. Based on separation function, the oil/gas separators can also classified into primary phase separator, test separator, high-pressure separator, low-pressure separator, deliquilizer, degasser, etc. To meet process requirements, the oil/gas separators are normally designed in stages, in which the first stage separator is used for priliminary phase separation, while the second and third stage separator are applied for further treatment of each individual phase (gas, oil and water). Depending on a specific application, oil/gas separators are also called deliquilizer or degasser.

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First law of thermodynamics

PetrowikiJanuary, 2023

The most fundamental idea in thermodynamics is the conservation of total energy, which is termed the "first law" of thermodynamics. The first law is based on our every day observation that for any change of thermodynamic properties, total energy, which includes internal, potential, kinetic, heat, and work, is conserved. We begin with the first law of thermodynamics applied to an open thermodynamic system. As illustrated inFigure 1, an open system allows mass and energy to flow into or out of the system. We make the following assumptions and definitions: * Mass flows into or out of the system along one boundary of the system.

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SPE Online Education: Session I - What Have we Learned in the First 15 Years of Digital Oilfield?

SPE TrainingDecember, 2022

SPE Online Education: Session I - What Have we Learned in the First 15 Years of Digital Oilfield? Digital Oilfield (DOF) and Integrated Operations has been a major performance improvement initiative within many oil and gas companies for much of the last 15 years. It is therefore surprising to find that, although many companies have been successful, many continue to find it difficult to implement the change in the new way of working enabled by DOF. This presentation offers generic insights and lessons learned into the skilled practice of the application of DOF drawn from experiences in several major oil and gas companies and explore a number of topics such as: history and evolution of DOF; DOF/IO and Collaboration Environment naming conventions and others. It will also cover key success factors and draw attention to some of the numerous pitfalls to be encountered along the way and end by highlighting some of the new challenges and opportunities in DOF.

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Emulsion treating methods

PetrowikiDecember, 2022

An emulsion treating unit or system will use one or more of the methods listed inTable 1 to aid in destabilizing, coalescence, gravity separation. Heating oil emulsions has four basic benefits; It reduces viscosity, increases droplets, dissolves paraffin crystals, and increases density between oil and water. Crude oil emulsions with similar viscosity ranges do not always require the same type of treating equipment or the same treating temperature. Emulsions that are produced from different wells on the same lease or from the same formation in the same field might require different treating temperatures. For this reason, treating temperatures should be tested so that the lowest practical treating temperature for each emulsion and treating unit or system can be determined by trial. The heat input and thus the fuel required for treating depends on the temperature rise, the amount of water in the oil, and the flow rate.

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Production and Well Operations > Production Chemistry, Metallurgy and Biology > Downhole chemical treatments and fluid compatibility (1.00)
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Carbon offset

PetrowikiDecember, 2022

A carbon offset is a reduction or removal of emissions of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases made in order to compensate for emissions made elsewhere. Offsets are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2e)[1]. One ton of carbon offset represents the reduction or removal of one ton of carbon dioxide or its equivalent in other greenhouse gases. There are two types of markets for carbon offsets, compliance and voluntary. Compliance markets are those that are mandated by a regulatory body.

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Air emissions

PetrowikiDecember, 2022

Recently, global climate change and air quality have become increasingly important environmental concerns.[1] Consequently, there has been a rise in collaborative international efforts to reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases and criteria pollutants. Criteria pollutants include emissions of nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and total unburned hydrocarbons. International and national governments are implementing more regulations on air emissions. Drilling contractors can play an important role in environmental stewardship by reporting carbon emissions from drilling operations, eliminating redundant emission measurements, and leading the industry in efforts to reduce these emissions.

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North America > United States > Texas > Permian Basin > Yates Formation (0.99)
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Health, Safety, Environment & Sustainability > Environment > Climate change (1.00)
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Monitoring and reducing methane emissions

PetrowikiDecember, 2022

According to the World Bank, over 7,500,000 kt of methane were released into the atmosphere worldwide as a result of agriculture and industry. The United States government is developing regulations to reduce methane emissions from the oil industry by more than 40% over the next decade. Methane emissions are second only to carbon dioxide as contributors to the greenhouse effect. At the same time, the government is investing money in research to seek reliable ways to measure the level of methane emissions in the atmosphere that have come directly from natural gas production. Natural gas makes up about a quarter of the energy used in the United States.[1]

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Glossary:Ph - PetroWiki

PetrowikiNovember, 2022

You must log in to edit PetroWiki. Content of PetroWiki is intended for personal use only and to supplement, not replace, engineering judgment. SPE disclaims any and all liability for your use of such content. Also, pH is the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion activity. Measurement of acid ( 7), basic ( 7), neutral 7. pH measures the acifdity or alkalinity of water.

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Sand control

PetrowikiNovember, 2022

Conventional well completions in soft formations (the compressive strength is less than 1,000 psi)[1] commonly produce formation sand or fines with fluids. These formations are usually geologically young (Tertiary age) and shallow, and they have little or no natural cementation. "Friable" and "Unconsolidated" are two commonly used terms to describe the nature of the reservoir material. Sand production can plug tubing, casing, flowlines and surface vessels. It can erode equipment that leads to loss of well control or unwanted fluid emissions.

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Europe > Norway > North Sea > Central North Sea > Central Graben > PL 018 > Block 2/4 > Greater Ekofisk Field > Ekofisk Field > Tor Formation (0.99)
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Progressing cavity pump (PCP) systems

PetrowikiNovember, 2022

Progressing cavity pumping (PCP) systems derive their name from the unique, positive displacement pump that evolved from the helical gear pump concept first developed by Rene Moineau in the late 1920s.[1] They are increasingly used forartificial lift, and have been adapted to a range of challenging lift situations (e.g., heavy oil, high sand production, gassy wells, directional or horizontal wells). This page provides an introduction to PCP systems. Progressing cavity (PC) pumps initially were used extensively as fluid transfer pumps in a wide range of industrial and manufacturing applications, with some attempts made to use them for the surface transfer of oilfield fluids. However, it was not until after the development of synthetic elastomers and adhesives in the late 1940s that PC pumps could be applied effectively in applications involving petroleum-based fluids.

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