The use of flotation technology in produced water treatment in the oil & gas industry
Master's thesis in Environmental Technology Produced water quality has become an increasingly large area of concern for the oil production industry. A great deal of scientific research has been carried out to determine the consequences of long term exposure of produced water on the environment....
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ftunivstavanger:oai:uis.brage.unit.no:11250/182474 2023-06-11T04:15:08+02:00 The use of flotation technology in produced water treatment in the oil & gas industry Atarah, Justine Justice Apegase 2011 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11250/182474 eng eng University of Stavanger, Norway Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2011; http://hdl.handle.net/11250/182474 offshore teknologi teknisk miljøvern VDP::Technology: 500::Environmental engineering: 610 Master thesis 2011 ftunivstavanger 2023-05-29T16:01:56Z Master's thesis in Environmental Technology Produced water quality has become an increasingly large area of concern for the oil production industry. A great deal of scientific research has been carried out to determine the consequences of long term exposure of produced water on the environment. Some of this research has given alarming results. It is reported that some of the toxic components in produced water may cause irreversible damage to the surrounding environment. Because of this potential risk, very considerable efforts are being expended by the oil companies operating in the North-East Atlantic into developing new techniques to better manage produced water. Production facilities have been re-evaluating their conventional approaches to oil removal from water due to increasing water cuts caused by the maturation of their oil wells, as well as a need for cleaner water for re-injection or disposal purposes. Over the years a variety of oil/water separation methods have been developed throughout the world, including gravity separation, corrugated plate interceptors, centrifugal separation, hydrocyclones, induced gas flotation and many other emerging technologies. With increasingly tight legislative limits on OIW (Oil in Water) discharges, it is important that oil and gas operators have an effective produced water treatment system. To meet these required limits for discharges depends largely on the choice of technology system. However, there are different technologies used for produced water treatment but this thesis takes a closer look at the various flotation technologies commonly used by many industries for produced water treatment. Master Thesis North East Atlantic University of Stavanger: UiS Brage |
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Master's thesis in Environmental Technology Produced water quality has become an increasingly large area of concern for the oil production industry. A great deal of scientific research has been carried out to determine the consequences of long term exposure of produced water on the environment. Some of this research has given alarming results. It is reported that some of the toxic components in produced water may cause irreversible damage to the surrounding environment. Because of this potential risk, very considerable efforts are being expended by the oil companies operating in the North-East Atlantic into developing new techniques to better manage produced water. Production facilities have been re-evaluating their conventional approaches to oil removal from water due to increasing water cuts caused by the maturation of their oil wells, as well as a need for cleaner water for re-injection or disposal purposes. Over the years a variety of oil/water separation methods have been developed throughout the world, including gravity separation, corrugated plate interceptors, centrifugal separation, hydrocyclones, induced gas flotation and many other emerging technologies. With increasingly tight legislative limits on OIW (Oil in Water) discharges, it is important that oil and gas operators have an effective produced water treatment system. To meet these required limits for discharges depends largely on the choice of technology system. However, there are different technologies used for produced water treatment but this thesis takes a closer look at the various flotation technologies commonly used by many industries for produced water treatment. |
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Atarah, Justine Justice Apegase |
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Atarah, Justine Justice Apegase |
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The use of flotation technology in produced water treatment in the oil & gas industry |
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The use of flotation technology in produced water treatment in the oil & gas industry |
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The use of flotation technology in produced water treatment in the oil & gas industry |
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The use of flotation technology in produced water treatment in the oil & gas industry |
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The use of flotation technology in produced water treatment in the oil & gas industry |
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use of flotation technology in produced water treatment in the oil & gas industry |
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University of Stavanger, Norway |
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2011 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/11250/182474 |
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North East Atlantic |
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North East Atlantic |
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