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Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage
Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) was first developed to recover bitumen from the Alberta’s Canadian oil sands. Bitumen is an especially heavy, tar-like hydrocarbon known for its adhesive qualities. The principal idea behind SAGD is that ...
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What is Produced Water?
Produced water is a byproduct brought to the surface during oil and gas exploration and production. Sometimes it is called formation water, brine, or saltwater. It is typically brackish and comes from underground formations, either from zones ...
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Algae Bloom Detection for Desalination Plants
Despite the fact that water covers 70 percent of the planet, a mere 3 percent of that water is fresh. Most of the planet’s freshwater is not readily available. The water systems that perpetuate ecosystems are stressed by a growing human ...
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Online Monitors for Oil Leaks in Cooling Water
Oil leaks in cooling water systems, usually from rotating heavy equipment such as pumps, compressors and turbines, contaminate the cooling water and are likely to damage the equipment. One method for detecting oil leaks in cooling water is to ...
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Measuring Light Gas Condensate with TD-560
Oil concentration in water can be measured using many different methods. Local government regulations usually require a specific laboratory method, which is difficult to perform in the field. Each method used will demonstrate a different sensitivity ...
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Oil Measurement in SAGD Steam Generation
The steam injection enhanced oil recovery method used primarily in Alberta, Canada, also known as Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD), pushes energy in the form of steam into the formation to liquefy very heavy oil known as bitumen so it can be ...
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Quick laboratory analysis of gas condensate in produced water
Abstract Often there is a need for quick field measurement of gas condensate concentration in produced water, such as when performing process optimization, water treatment verification and routine process monitoring. Rigorous laboratory analysis ...
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Monitoring Hydrocarbons in Wastewater - Case Study
The Situation A wastewater treatment company operated an oil/water separation facility on a multi-acre industrial site in Northern California. Its purpose was to recycle oil products for profit while at the same time providing a wastewater ...
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Advanced Treatment of Produced Water for Crop Irrigation - Case Study
The Situation California is currently facing one of the most severe droughts in recorded history. In order to mitigate the drought conditions, various water conservation measures have already been implemented, and others are being considered. One ...
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Validation of Salt Water Disposal Well Treatment Plants with Handheld Oil in Water Sample Analyzer
Salt Water Disposal (SWD) well operators often dispose a substantial volume of oil inadvertently when injecting salt water, thereby losing the opportunity to sell the oil on the market and potentially reducing the ability to inject water in the ...
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Validation of salt water disposal well treatment plants with handheld oil in water sample analyzer
Salt Water Disposal (SWD) well operators often dispose a substantial volume of oil inadvertently when injecting salt water, thereby losing the opportunity to sell the oil on the market and potentially reducing the ability to inject water in the ...
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Monitoring hydrocarbons in Bilge water - Case study
The Situation Various processes onboard ships, such as machinery wash-down, maintenance, and leakage, generate oily wastewater. This contaminated water flow collects in the bilge of the ship. Marine diesel, lubricating oils, grease, as well as ...
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Monitoring once through cooling water - Case study
The Situation Power plants and paper mills use service water loops and mill water loops respectively for the cooling of lubricating, hydraulic, turbine and transformer oil. These cooling systems feature large, recirculating volumes of water ...
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Monitoring Oil in Cooling Water - Case Study
The Situation A municipal power plant in the southern United States operates more than 10 stationary power plant engines capable of producing 52 megawatts of electric power. The plant is part of a larger statewide power grid system. Within the ...
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Monitoring Hydroelectric Dam Sumps - Case study
The Situation Hydroelectric dams produce electric power by harnessing the force of the water flowing through the dam. There are numerous sources for oil spillage: The hydroelectric turbines are lubricated by lubrication oils. The very large ...
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Monitoring heat exchanger leaks in Paper plant - Case Study
The Situation A paper plant in the Eastern United States uses 500 gallons per minute filtered pond water for cooling lubricating oil in its paper line. The resulting warmed water is diverted to an onsite pond. Because the water is ...
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Monitoring leaks in Heat exchangers - Case study
The Situation A California refinery produces xylene for use as commercial product and a precursor for petrochemical manufacturing. A primary component to the production of xylene is the isolation and purification of the chemical from a complex ...
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Monitoring fuels in Stormwater - Case study
The Situation A major pipeline company has large storage tank farms throughout the Western States. The pipeline company transports, stores, blends additives, and distributes gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel to retail service stations and airports. ...
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Raw water intake monitoring - Case Study
The Situation Hydrocarbons in municipal water supplies, including fresh water and desalination systems, are commonly limited to less than 1 part per million. Surface water from rivers, lakes, or the sea with marine traffic, nearby pipelines, or ...
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Monitoring Leaks from Heat Exchanger - Paper Plant
The Situation A Paper plant in the Eastern US uses 500 GPM filtered pond water for cooling lubricating oil in their paper line. The now warmer water is sewer to an on-site pond. Because the water is used to cool lubricating oil, the ...