API 4702 : 2001

TECHNOLOGIES TO REDUCE OIL AND GREASE CONTENT OF WELL TREATMENT, WELL COMPLETION, AND WORKOVER FLUIDS FOR OVERBOARD DISPOSAL

American Petroleum Institute

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Section
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 INTRODUCTION
2 WELL STIMULATION PROCEDURE REVIEW AND EXPERIMENTAL
     SET-UP AND PROTOCOL
     Well Stimulation Procedure
     Experimental Set-up and Protocol
     Oil and Grease Baseline Data
     Additional Oil and Grease Data
3 REVIEW OF O&G REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES
     Adsorption
     Electrolytic/Chemical Coagulation
     Liquid-Liquid Extraction
     Membrane Filtration
     Oxidation
4 LABORATORY SCALE TECHNOLOGY SCREENING
     Adsorption
     Electrolytic Coagulation
     Liquid-Liquid Extraction
     Membrane Filtration
     Oxidation
     Summary of Laboratory Scale Findings
5 BENCH SCALE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
      Experimental Procedures
      Results and Data Analysis
6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
7 REFERENCES

Abstract

Covers severe operational and performance problems for de-oiling water treatment processes such as gravity settling, flotation, hydrocycloning, and centrifugation.