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    Hamworthy is developing new and innovative products to make oil and water separation more efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally safe. VIEC(r) solves the problems often associated with emulsion and capacity limits in separators. It forces small water droplets to merge and form larger, faster sedimenting drops.

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    Hamworthy is developing new and innovative products to make oil and water separation more efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally safe. VIEC(r) solves the problems often associated with emulsion and capacity limits in separators. It forces small water droplets to merge and form larger, faster sedimenting drops.

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    Hamworthy is developing new and innovative products to make oil and water separation more efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally safe. VIEC(r) solves the problems often associated with emulsion and capacity limits in separators. It forces small water droplets to merge and form larger, faster sedimenting drops.

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    Oil & Gas Systems: Product Information

    Vessel Internal Electrostatic Coalescer (VIEC)


    Hamworthy is actively developing new and innovative products to make oil and water separation more efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally safe. Our Vessel Internal Electrostatic Coalescer (VIEC ) is the natural choice to

    The VIEC Concept


    VIEC solves the problems often associated with emulsion and capacity limits in separators. It enhances the speed and efficiency of the separation process by forcing small water droplets to merge and form larger, faster sedimenting drops. Until the development of VIEC, electrostatic coalescer technology had been unavailable for use in inlet separators.

    improve the separation and quality of produced oil and water. Customer advantages Increased ability to separate heavy oils and high viscosity oils Improved produced water quality Cost reduction in reduced heating requirements and less emulsion breaker consumption Improved process control Environmental advantages Less chemical consumption Less harmful emissions Improved efficiency of the produced water plant Less pollution through the produced water discharge Improved interface control reducing the risk of harmful discharges of oil in water Features Installed oil range API 12-50 Suitable for retrofit during a revision stop Only low voltage installation Fully insulated electrodes that withstand 100% water or gas

    Oil Emulsion Water

    Gas

    VIEC Weir

    The VIEC Effect


    Experience from several offshore installations, with oils ranging from 12-50 API, have shown that VIEC greatly improves both the oil and produced water quality. Extensive testing shows that oil in water in most cases is reduced and that the oil droplets in the water phase increase in size. This normally improves the performance of the downstream water treatment plant.

    VIEC

    Oil & Gas Systems

    Increased production
    By installing VIEC in the separator, the water droplets will coalesce and increase in size. According to Stokes law, the settling velocity will increase by the square of the droplet size, meaning that the required retention time for the oil and water separation will be dramatically reduced. This means that in many cases, in an existing separator, production can be increased by as much as 50%. In a new separator, the same effect may enable you to design a much smaller separator.

    References
    Troll C field. Start-up July 2003 (Statoil) Munin, Xijiang field. Start-up October 2004 (Bluewater) Grane field. Start-up June 2005 (Statoil) Al Shaheen field. Under testing (Maersk Oil Qatar) FPSO Jubarte P-34, Start-up Q2/2006 (Petrobras)

    90 80 70 BS&W (%) in oil outlet 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 20 40 60 80 100


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    VIEC off VIEC on

    17 API oil T = 80C Viscosity = 50cP 20ppm demulsifier 50 m3\h gas 15 m3\h liquid 4 min residence time

    FPSO P-35, Marlim Field, Start-up Q2/2006 (Petrobras) FPSO P-37, Marlim Field, Start-up Q4/2006 (Petrobras) Volve Jack-up rig, Start-up 2009 (Maersk Contractors/ StatoilHydro) Fram East, Start-up Q3/2006 (Statoil) Vincent FPSO, Start-up 2009 (Maersk Contractors/Woodside) Heidrun platform, Start-up 2008 (Statoil) Valhall Re-Development, Start-up 2010 (BP) Gja, Start-up 2010 (Statoil) Schiehallion FPSO, Start up 2010 (Wood Group/BP) Siri, HT-VIEC, Start up 2010 (TeekayPetrojarl/Petrobras) Ofon II, Start-up 2010 (Total) Andrew, Start-up 2011 (BP) Goliat, Start-up 2012 (ENI)

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    WC (%) at inlet

    VIEC

    VIEC-LW

    Hamworthy Oil & Gas Systems AS PO Box 144, NO-1371, Asker, Norway tel: +47 815 48500
    ref: HTP001 1210/1
    NORWEGIAN ACCREDITATION MSYS 002 ISO 9001/ISO 14001/OHSAS 18001 CERTIFIED COMPANY

    fax: +47 815 48510 e-mail: [email protected] www.hamworthy.com

    The manufacturers reserve the right to alter the specification and data to incorporate improvements in design. Certified drawings will be issued on request. All details copyright Hamworthy plc.

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