Petroleum and Gas Field Processing

ISBN-13: 9781138434493 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Hussein K. Abdel-Aal

Opis

Many oil production processes present a significant challenge to the oil and gas field processing facilities and equipment design

Spis treści

BACKGROUND. Oil and Gas from Formation to Production. Principal Field Processing Operations: A Preview. Composition, Types of Crude Oil, and Oil Products. Composition and Characteristics of Natural Gas. Role of Economics in Oil and Gas Field Operations. SEPARATION OF PRODUCED FLUIDS. Two-Phase Gas–Oil Separation. Three-Phase Oil–Water–Gas Separators. CRUDE OIL TREATMENT. Emulsion Treatment and Dehydration of Crude Oil. Desalting of Crude Oil. Stabilization and Sweetening of Crude Oil. Other Treatment Options. GAS HANDLING AND TREATMENT. Sour Gas Treatment. Gas Dehydration. Separation and Production of Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs). SURFACE PRODUCTION FACILITIES. Produced Water Management and Disposal. Oil Field Chemicals (OFC). Piping and Pumps. Appendix A: Conversion Tables. Appendix B: Values for Gas Constant.

O autorze

Hussein K. Abdel-Aal, professor emeritus for the National Research Center (NRC), Cairo, Egypt and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Mohamed A. Aggour , Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha M. A. Fahim, Kuwait University, Safat