Oilfield Processing, Volume 2: Crude Oil

Covers process descriptions, design method, operating procedures, and troubleshooting in great detail. This text is the definitive source on its topic and contains numerous diagrams and appendices, as well as case histories and review questions with numerical problems.

Contents

• Characterization & phase behavior of crude oil
• Water-in-crude-oil emulsions
• Field processing of crude oil
• Separation of gas, oil & water
• Dehydration & desalting of crude oil
• Crude sweeting & stabilization
• Pumps
• Measurement of crude oil
• Fire heaters
• Instrumentation & process control
• Pipeline transportation
• Energy conservation
• Pressure relief & flaring
• Case histories
• Appendices