Objetivo This project aimed at the design, construction and testing prototype compact gas-oil and water-oil separators following the completion of the early development work funded under eec contract 04008-76.A licence to market and sell both systems was granted to a uk manufacturer. So far, 3 compact water-oil units for de-oiling produced water have been sold for north sea duty.A 60,000 barrel-day compact gas-oil separator based on the use of a cyclone was installed in kuwait. Extensive tests of the unit showed that target separation efficiency, 5% volume of gas in the separated oil with no oil carry-over in the gas, was attained with the addition of anti-foaming agent.The prototype water-oil separator, 12 000 barrels-day, was installed in qatar. Tests of the separator, which is based on the use of coalescing cartridges protected by a backflushing prefilter, showed that the unit attained the target of less than 0.1 % water in oil and less than 15 ppm oil in water.Both the gas-oil separators met the plan area (less than 25 % conventional system area) and weight (less than 30 % conventional system weight) targets set. Programa(s) ENG-HYDROCARB 1C - Programme (EEC) of Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector, 1973-1985 Tema(s) 1.9 - PRODUCTION SYSTEMS Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación DEM - Demonstration contracts Coordinador British Petroleum plc (BP) Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Britannic House Moor Lane EC24 9BU London Reino Unido Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos
