Produced water is mainly salty water trapped in the reservoir rock and brought up along with oil or gas during production. Suitable for those who are involved in the design, operation, maintenance and sizing of produced water treatment systems, this book deals with the technology, management, treatment, and handling practices.

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Dr. Maurice Stewart, PE, a Registered Professional Engineer with over 40 years international consulting experience in project management; designing, selecting, specifying, installing, operating, optimizing, retrofitting and troubleshooting oil, water and gas handling, conditioning and processing facilities; designing plant piping and pipeline systems, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, process equipment, and pumping and compression systems; and leading hazards analysis reviews and risk assessments. Ken Arnold was President of K. Arnold Consulting, Inc., providing expert consulting services to the oil and gas industry covering surface engineering, project management, and project development. Ken retired from the industry in 2022. Previously, he was Senior Technical Advisor for Worley Parsons and CEO of Paragon Engineering Services, now owned by Wood Group. Ken earned a BSCE in civil engineering from Cornell University and a MS in civil engineering from Tulane University.

Klappentext
Produced Water Treatment Field Manual presents different methods used in produced water treatment systems in the oil and gas industry. Produced water is salty water that is produced as a byproduct along with oil or gas during the treatment. Water is brought along with the oil and gas when these are lifted from the surface. The water is then treated before the discharge or re-injection process. In the introduction, the book discusses the basic terms and concepts that describe produced water treatment. It also presents the different methods involved in the treatment. It further discusses the design, operation, maintenance, and sizing of the produced water treatment systems. In the latter part of the book, the ways to remove impurities in water are discussed, including choosing the proper filter, filtering equipment, filtering methods, and filtering types. The main objective of this book is to provide information about proper water management. Readers who are involved in this field will find this book relevant.

Inhalt

Part One: Basic considerations

Chapter One: Pre-treatment considerations

Chapter Two: Upstream equipment considerations

Chapter Three: Process considerations

Part Two: Water treating equipment

Chapter Four: API Separators

Chapter Five: Skimmer Tanks and Vessels

Chapter Six: Plate Separators (Downflow/Upflow/Crossflow)

Chapter Seven: Free-flow Turbulent Coalescers

Chapter Eight: Induced Gas Flotation Units (Mechanical/Hydraulic)

Chapter Nine: Sparger Units

Chapter Ten: Hydrocyclones

Chapter Eleven: Combination Units

Part Three: Information required for design

Part Four: Influent water quality

Part Five: Equipment selection and performance

Part Six: Filtration

Chapter Twelve: Solids removal principles

Chapter Thirteen: Water injection system treatment steps:

Part Seven: Solids removal equipment

Chapter Fourteen: Multimedia Filtration

Chapter Fifteen:Deep-bed Upflow Filters

Chapter Sixteen: Deep-bed Downflow Filters

Chapter Seventeen: Deep-bed Nutshell Filters