Testing of Down Hole Oil/Water Separation system in Lacq Superieur Field, France

Chapuis, C.; Lacourie, Y.; Lançois, D.

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“…When the produced water in mature oil fields continues to increase, it is of great significance to separate the everincreasing volumes of water from oil downhole and inject it into a suitable formation. The adoption of these measures could not only extend the economic exploitation of oil fields, but also maintain the reservoir pressure (Chapuis et al, 1999). The mentioned process is attractive but needs further investigation about the structure optimization of separator for the limited space in the well-bore.…”

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Experimental study of a vane-type pipe separator for oil–water separation

Shi

Sun

et al. 2012

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

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An experimental study of a new vane-type pipe separator (VTPS) was conducted for the possible application in the well-bore for oil-water separation and reinjection. Results by using particle image velocimetry (PIV) reveal a better flow field distribution for oil-water separation, which is formed in VTPS than that in hydrocyclone. The effects of split ratio, the oil content, guide vanes' installation and number of guide vanes on oil-water separation performance have been investigated experimentally. Compared to a traditional single hydrocyclone, VTPS shows a good separation performance as the water content at the inlet of VTPS reaches 79.9%, the oil content at the water-rich outlet is about 400 ppm while the split is near 0.70. These results are helpful to provide a possibly new design for downhole oil-water separation.

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confidence: 99%