Development of a Foam Monitor for High Pressure Separators

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 1343-1350

  Poindexter, M K ^a   Marsh, S C ^a   Fransen, G ^b  

^a LP   (United States)

^b Agar Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FOAM CONTROL; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; SEPARATORS;

GAS OIL SEPARATION PLANTS (GOSP); HIGH PRESSURE SEPARATORS (HPS);

PRODUCTION PLATFORMS;

EID: 1142290721     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/71480-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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13. Tests were kindly performed by the Swagelok Company.
14. Unpublished results. Sample calculations are available upon request from Nalco/Exxon Energy Chemicals, L.P. or the Agar Corporation.