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estimate resident time

estimate resident time

estimate resident time

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How can I estimate the resident time. After I have recived  oil produccion and then storage in a tank (16 API). How can I predit the resident time, nesesary to drain the water. Is there any equation o chart useful for that.
Thanks

RE: estimate resident time

Try Surface Production Operations by Ken Arnold and Maurice Stewart Gulf Publishing.

Residence time is a function of everything from salinity of the water to temperature to crude gravity.  This book covers it all.  A heater treater or gun barrel may have to be installed to break the oil water emulsion. Experimental data may even have to be employed if all else fails.

RE: estimate resident time

For a such heavy oil, I'd recomend you have some oil test before you design the treater. That can help you find a good Temp-Residence time poing. Otherwise, you should have comparable dada for similar project. The time is not only depent on the oil desity, but aslo depent on compositon, sanity of oil.

Good luck,

Clindu

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