Category: Petroleum – English
a collection of petroleum articles
what Heavy Oil, tar and bitumen mean
Heavy oil is a type of petroleum that is different from conventional petroleum insofar as they are much more difficult to recover from the subsurface […]
Continue readingThree-Phase Oil–Water–Gas Separators
3-Phase Oil-Gas-Water Separatorsin general, to the separation of any gas–liquid system such as gas–oil, gas–water, and gas–condensate systems. In almost all production operations, however, the produced fluid […]
Continue readingReservoir Simulation Data Management
Reservoir Simulation Data ManagementEng.Ali Yahya Jirjees Salman
Continue readingRemoving H2S from Oil
1. INTRODUCTION Sulfur compounds exist in various light oils made from petroleum. Such as mercaptan, hydrogen sulfide, which cause foul odors and deteriorate the finished products. In […]
Continue readingChemicals Used in Crude Oil Production
Petroleum “A complex combination of hydrocarbons. It consists predominantly of aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons. It may also contain small amounts of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur compounds. […]
Continue readingOffshore Petroleum Platforms
what are offshore platforms?Offshore structures are used worldwide for a variety of functions and in a variety of water depths, and environments. Since right selection of […]
Continue readingGas–Oil Separators part. 2
Gas–Oil Separators part. 1
Commercial Types of Gas–Oil SeparatorBased on the configuration, the most common types of separator are horizontal, vertical, and spherical, Large horizontal gas–oil separators are used almost […]
Continue readingTwo-Phase Gas–Oil Separation
At the high pressure existing at the bottom of the producing well, crude oil contains great quantities of dissolved gases. When crude oil is brought to the […]
Continue readingDetection of Oil Spills
Oil SpillsSpecial instruments are sometimes required to detect an oil spill, especially if the slick is very thin or not clearly visible. For example, if a […]
Continue readingGeologic Classification of Petroleum Reservoirs
Petroleum reservoirs exist in many different sizes and shapes of geologic structures. It is usually convenient to classify the reservoirs according to the conditions of their formation […]
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