SPE Projects, Facilities & Construction
Volume 6, Number 2, June 2011, pp. 82-90

SPE-132794-PA

Field Improvement of Water Handling Offshore Trinidad

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DOI  More information 10.2118/132794-PA http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/132794-PA

Citation

  • Rampersad, K., Lom, S., and McLean, H. 2011. Field Improvement of Water Handling Offshore Trinidad. SPE Proj Fac & Const  6 (2): 82-90. SPE-132794-PA. doi: 10.2118/132794-PA.

Discipline Categories

  • 5.3.6 Produced Water Management and Control
  • 4.11 Fundamental Research in Projects, Facilities and Construction

Keywords

  • water handling offshore

Summary

This paper describes how it is possible to modify existing equipment and chemical treatment and effectively separate approximately 94% of water produced and treat it offshore. The goal is to separate water from oil on the platform abiding by environmental regulations and reduce operating costs with a defined budget. The engineering described is basically that of creating secondary and tertiary separation at each facility, improving chemical treatment and designing for redundancy and future production increases.

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History

  • Original manuscript received: 30 July 2010
  • Meeting paper published: 28 June 2010
  • Revised manuscript received: 16 September 2010
  • Manuscript approved: 9 October 2010
  • Published online: 22 April 2011
  • Version of record: 1 June 2011