Experimental research on treatment of produced water from a polymer-flooding process using a double-cone air-sparged hydrocyclone

SPE Projects, Facilities and Construction

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Liu, Shumeng ^a   Zhao, Xuefeng ^b   Dong, Xigui ^b   Miao, Baolin ^b   Du, Wei ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DAQING OILFIELD CO LTD   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONES; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; FLOODS; FLOTATION; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; POLYMERS; PRODUCED WATER; WATER FILTRATION;

AIR-SPARGED HYDROCYCLONE; APPLICATION PROSPECT; DEEP BED FILTRATION; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURES; OILFIELD PRODUCED WATERS; OPERATING PRINCIPLES; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 79952371713     PISSN: 19422431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/95343-pa     Document Type: Conference Paper

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