Advanced electrostatic technologies for dehydration of heavy oils

SPE/PS-CIM/CHOA International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Thomason, W H ^a   Blumer, D J ^a   Singh, P ^a   Cope, O P ^b   Zaouk, M ^c  

^a SPE ^*

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB

^c Natco ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSTATIC TECHNOLOGIES; EMULSION SEPARATION RATES; OIL-WATER SEPARATION; THROUGHPUT DATA'S; WATER DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS;

COST ACCOUNTING; DEHYDRATION; ELECTROSTATICS; EMULSIONS; PH EFFECTS; SEPARATION; THROUGHPUT;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 33646553605     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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