WO2014120776A1 - Pressure reduction device with cyclonic flow for emulsion separation process - Google Patents

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WO2014120776A1
WO2014120776A1 PCT/US2014/013610 US2014013610W WO2014120776A1 WO 2014120776 A1 WO2014120776 A1 WO 2014120776A1 US 2014013610 W US2014013610 W US 2014013610W WO 2014120776 A1 WO2014120776 A1 WO 2014120776A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
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    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
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  • blended fluid streams from wellheads or treatment rocesses must frequently be divided into separate streams of oil and water.
  • blended fluid streams frequently have high pressures which must be reduced, both to protect downstream equipment and to improve the effectiveness of subsequent treatment processes.
  • the fluid pressure from the wellhead depends upon the pressure of the .reservoir. If the produced fluid stream is predominantly natural gas, the pressure may be 1,000 pounds per square inch (psi) or greater. Alternatively, If the produced fluid stream is predominantly oil the pressure may he in the several hundred psi range.
  • Choke or control valves are conventionally used in the industry to regulate flow rates and fluid pressures. These valves can significantly reduce the pressure of a fluid stream. However, the pressure reduction corresponds to increased turbulence of the fluid stream flow.. Oil and water droplets in the fluid stream may break apart due to the increased turbulence, causing the formation of olMn-water or waier-in-o! emulsions. Once formed, these emulsions are difficult to separate and can impair the performance of downstream treatment processes, hi addition, smaller oil-and-water droplets, which arc more easily dispersed in the fluid stream, are less likely to coalesce into larger droplets that can be separated.
  • the oil stream may not meet the applicable standards for use.
  • the water stream may not meet the applicable standards for use, recycling, or disposal to a wastewater treatment plant or the environment.
  • additional treatment steps or processes may be required. potentially increasing treatment costs, the types and quantities of chemicals used, and the amount of space needed to accommodate the process equipment This may be a particular concern for off-shore applications, where space for equipment and storage is limited and transportation is difficult and expensive.
  • An improvement for a system includes a pressure reduction device located between the source of an oil- n-water or water-in-oil stream and the immediate next downstream process.
  • the pressure reduction device may be located upstream or downstream of a valve, which may be a flow control valve, a wellhead choke valve, or a mixing valve.
  • the pressure reduction device which may be a wafer-based hydrocyclone or a modified hydrocyclone having an underflow outlet but no overflow outlet, causes a cyclonic flow of the stream such that the shearing of oil droplets and water droplets through the pressure reduction device is less than through the conventional valve alone.
  • This Invention also provides a method for improving oil-and-water separation in a fluid stream.
  • the method includes the steps of reducing the pressure of the fluid stream by passing it from a source of an oii-in-water ot water-in-oil stream to a pressure reduction device and causing cyclonic flow of the stream as it passes through the pressure reduction device.
  • the pressure of the stream may also be reduced as it passes through a valve located upstream or downstream of the pressure reduction device.
  • the pressure reduction device may be a wafer-based bydrocyeione o a modified hydrocyeione having an underflow ouilet but no overflow outlet and the valve may be a flow control valve, a. wellhead choke valve, or a mixing valve. Passage through the pressure reduction device results in less shearing of oil droplets and water droplets than passage through the conventional valve alone.
  • Objects of the invention are to (1) reduce the pressure of the incoming fluid stream to a level thai is suitable for downstream uses or treatment; (2) have low shear so that droplets of oil and water are not broken into smaller droplets; (3) Improve the efficiency of downstream oil-and-water separation and the quality of the separated streams; and (4) provide equipment thai can be sealed to accommodate high flow rates.
  • FIG, 1 is a How diagram showing the system for improving oil-and-water separation, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the system is comprised of a flow control valve followed by a pressure reduction device.
  • FIG, 2 is a chart comparing the separation efficiency of a MOZLBY® DELTACLOKETM bydrocyeione ("the DeltacloneTM") as described in U.S. Patent No. 7, 179,386 (Cameron, Houston, Texas), to the separation efficiency of a standard orifice- type valve and a 3/4-inch globe valve at residence times of three, six, and ten minutes.
  • the DeltacloneTM MOZLBY® DELTACLOKETM bydrocyeione
  • FIG. 3 is a flow diagram showing the system for improving oil-and-water separation, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the system Is comprised of a pressure reduction device followed by a flow control valve.
  • FIG, 4 is a flow diagram showing the system for improving oil-and-water separation, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the system is comprised of a pressure reduction device, a flow control valve regulated by a. level controller, and a second pressure reduction device,
  • PIG. S Is a flow diagram showing the system for improving oil-arsd-water separation, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the system is comprised of a wellhead choke valve and a pressure reduction device.
  • FIG. 6 is a flow diagram showing the system for improving oi!-and- ater separation, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the system is comprised of a mixing val ve and a pressure reduction device. After passing through the system, the fluid stream is treated by a desalter.
  • a system for improving oil-and-water separation is comprised of a flow control valve 20 and a pressure reduction device 30.
  • the fluid stream may be a blended stream from a wellhead or a treatment process, such as a first eparator vessel 10, and contain gas, oil, and water.
  • the first separator vessel may he a higher-pressure separator. For example, free natural gas is generally separated, from the remaining oii--and -water stream in a higher-pressure separator.
  • the fluid stream first flows through the flo control valve 20, where the initial pressure drop occurs.
  • the flow control valve 20 regulates the flow rate of the fluid stream before it enters the pressure reduction device 30.
  • the pressure drop across the flow control valve 20 may be less than 20 psi and may be preferably less than 10 psL
  • the flow control valve 20 is also designed so that it reduces the shearing of oil and water droplets in the fluid stream,
  • a level controller 40 which opens and closes the flow control valve 20, may be used to regulate the amount of fluid entering the pressure redaction device 30.
  • the fluid stream flows from the flow control valve 20 to the pressure reduction device 30, where the majority of the pressure drop occurs. As an example, this pressure drop may range from approximately 50 percent to approximately 98 percent.
  • the pressure .reduction device 30 creates a cyclonic flow within the device.
  • the pressure reduction device may be a hydrocyclone having a single outlet, such as the Deitacio.ne TM , which Is designed for reducing pressure of liquid streams containing abrasive solids.
  • the pressure reduction device may also be a modified hydrocyclone which has an underflow outlet but no overflow outlet.
  • the DeltaeloneTM has an inlet, an outlet, and one or more wafers connected in series.
  • the size and number of wafers in the Deitaclone m may vary depending upon the flow rate, the desired pressure reduction, and other feelers, and ah of the wafers may be contained within a single housing.
  • the fluid stream enters the Deltacione i :vS through the inlet, flows through each wafer in sequence, and exits through the outlet.
  • Each wafer has a cyclonic portion, which tangentiaily creates a vortex as the fluid stream enters.
  • a portion of the stream's pressure is converted into cyclonic kinetic energy and dissipated. Because this reduction in pressure occurs over a large volume when compared to the orifice-type devices such as cage-and-piston type chokes or valves, oil and water droplets in the fluid stream are less likely to be sheared into smaller droplets, thereby facilitating downstream oil-and-water separation.
  • Fluid streams with higher flow rates have higher pressure drops. For example, increasing the flow rate to the Deitaclone 3 ⁇ 4 by a .factor of two increases the pressure drop by a factor of about four.
  • Fi.G. 2 compares the separation efficiency of the De!tacione iM when compared to a standard orifice-type valve and a 3/4-inch globe valve.
  • An oil-and-water stream consisting of SO percent water and 20 percent oil was pumped through each device io generate a pressure drop of 450 psi through the device.
  • the resulting emulsanderd fluid from each device was col seeled in a separators-' funnel
  • the water from the bottom of each funnel was withdrawn at three, six, and ten minutes of residence time and measured to determine its oil ⁇ in-water concentration in parts per million.
  • the oU-in-watcr concentration for the De aclonc i M is lower than the orifice -type and globe valves. This suggests that the fluid stream experiences less shearing as it moves through the DeltacioneTM.
  • the oi!-in-water concentration for the DeKacfone , M is about 800 parts per mill ion at a residence time of three minutes.
  • the separation time for the conventional globe valve must be increased to 8.5 minutes. Based on this information, Stoke's Law- can be used to infer mat the droplet size from the Deltacione' ' is approximately 1.7 times larger than the droplet, size from the globe valve.
  • the pressure reduction device is a modified hydroeyc!one
  • the modified hydrocyelone has one or more inlets that receive the fluid stream from the flow control valve. The fluid stream then flows through the body of the modified hydrocyelone to the tail section, and exits at the underflow.
  • one hydrocyelone may be used or multiple hydfocye!ones may be located within a single housing.
  • the arrangement of inlets promotes a high fluid spin within the modified hydrocyelone, resulting in the rapid formation of a stable vortex.
  • pari of the stream's pressure is converted into kinetic energy and dissipated.
  • Higher fluid stream flow rates are associated with higher pressure drops as the fluid stream moves through the hydrocyelone.
  • the ress re drop may be as high as several hundred psi.
  • the modified hydrocyclone prevents oil and water droplets in the fluid stream from being sheared into smaller -droplets.
  • Each oil droplet moves toward the centra! core of the hydrocyclone, increasing the concentration of oil droplets.
  • the pressure reduction device may aiso promote the coalescence of water droplets that were sheared as they passed through the flow control valve, making them easier to remove from the fluid stream.
  • the oil and water droplets are less likely to form emulsions tha may negatively affect subsequent treatment.
  • This separator vessel may be a lower-pressure separator, where the evolved gas is removed from the remaining oil-ami-water stream. This reduces the vapor pressure of the oil to he transported by tanker or pipeline.
  • the pressure o the lower-pressure separator may vary according to the oil vapor specification requirements of the tanker or pipeline, and may range from, approximately 50 psi to approximately 100 psi..
  • the number and type of additional treatment processes may vary with the characteristics of the fluid stream and the desired outcome.
  • an embodiment for a system for improving oihand-water separation is comprised of a pressure reduction device 30 followed by a flow control valve 20.
  • the flow control valve .20 may be regulated by a level controller 40, and the system may be placed between an upstream treatment process, such as a first separator vessel 10, and a downstream treatment process, such as a second separator vessel 50,
  • the pressure reduction device 30 may be a hydrocyclone having a single outlet or a modified hydrocyclone having an underflow outlet but. no overflow outlet.
  • the majonty of pressure reduction of the fluid stream occurs in the pressure reduction device. As an example, ( he pressure reduction may range from approximately 50 percent to approximately 98 percent.
  • an embodiment for a system for improving oil-and-wafer separation is comprised of a pressure redaction device 30 followed by a flow control valve 20 and a second pressure reduction device 30.
  • the second pressure reduction device 30 may be used to coalesce droplets thai were sheared by the flow control valve 20.
  • the flow control valve 20 may be regulated by a level controller 40, and the system may be placed between an upstream treatment process, such as a first separator vessel 10, and a downstream treatment process, such as a second separator vessel 50.
  • the pressure reduction device 30 may be a hydrocyclone having a single outlet or a modified hydrocyclone having an underflow outlet but no overflow outlet.
  • an embodiment for a system for improving oil-and-water separation is comprised of a wellhead choke valve 70 followed by a pressure reduction device 30.
  • the wellhead stream 60 is passed through ilie system and then to a downstream treatment process, such as a first separator vessel 10.
  • the majority of pressure drop occurs in the pressure reduction device 30, thereby minimizing the shearing of the fluid stream and facilitating subsequent oil-and-water separation.
  • the system is comprised of a mixing valve 100, which is used to combine crude oil 8 and wash water 90 into a fluid stream, followed by a pressure reduction device 30.
  • the centrifugal force within the pressure reduction device 30 aids in the coalescence of water droplets tha were sheared by the mixing valve 100.
  • the fluid stream passes from the system to a desalter 1 10, where the larger water droplets increase the efficiency of the dehydration process.
  • the valve and pressure reduction device of the present invention reduce the pressure of the incoming fluid stream to a lower pressure that is suitable for downstream uses or further treatment. Because the pressure reduction device has low shear, droplets of oil and water are not broken into smaller droplets as the pressure drops, (Droplet size is typically related to the shear rate as explained by i.O. Hinze, "Fundamentals of the hydrodynamic mechanism of splitting in dispersion processes," AiChE Journal, Vol. 1 , No. 3. pages 2S9-29S, incorporated herein by reference.) In addition, any droplets that may have been sheared into smaller droplets by the valve have a second opportunity to coalesce in the cyclonic-type pressure reduction device.
  • the invention can be adapted for fluid streams with high flow rates by using multiple wafers or hydroeyations, either in series or parallel, within a single housing.

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A system and method for improving oil-and-water separation in s blended fluid stream are presented. The system includes a pressure reduction device (30) that causes cyclonic flow in the stream. The pressure reduction device (30) may be a wafer-based hydrocyclone or a modified hydrocyclone having an underflow outlet but no overflow outlet The system may also include a valve that is located upstream or downstream of the pressure reduction device (30). Both the valve and the pressure reduction device (30) reduce the pressure of the fluid stream while reducing the shearing of oil and water droplets within the stream. As a result, the droplets are more likely to coalesce and less likely to form emulsions, thus improving oil-and-water separation in downstream treatment processes.

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PRESSURE REDUCTION DEVICE WITH CYCLONIC FLOW
FOR EMULSION SEPARATION PROCESS
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the oil-and-gas industry, blended fluid streams from wellheads or treatment rocesses must frequently be divided into separate streams of oil and water. However, blended fluid streams frequently have high pressures which must be reduced, both to protect downstream equipment and to improve the effectiveness of subsequent treatment processes. As an. example, the fluid pressure from the wellhead depends upon the pressure of the .reservoir. If the produced fluid stream is predominantly natural gas, the pressure may be 1,000 pounds per square inch (psi) or greater. Alternatively, If the produced fluid stream is predominantly oil the pressure may he in the several hundred psi range.
Choke or control valves are conventionally used in the industry to regulate flow rates and fluid pressures. These valves can significantly reduce the pressure of a fluid stream. However, the pressure reduction corresponds to increased turbulence of the fluid stream flow.. Oil and water droplets in the fluid stream may break apart due to the increased turbulence, causing the formation of olMn-water or waier-in-o!! emulsions. Once formed, these emulsions are difficult to separate and can impair the performance of downstream treatment processes, hi addition, smaller oil-and-water droplets, which arc more easily dispersed in the fluid stream, are less likely to coalesce into larger droplets that can be separated.
If downstream oil-and-water separation processes are less effective, the oil stream may not meet the applicable standards for use. Similarly, the water stream may not meet the applicable standards for use, recycling, or disposal to a wastewater treatment plant or the environment. Alternatively, additional treatment steps or processes may be required. potentially increasing treatment costs, the types and quantities of chemicals used, and the amount of space needed to accommodate the process equipment This may be a particular concern for off-shore applications, where space for equipment and storage is limited and transportation is difficult and expensive.
A need exists for a system, that can achieve the required pressure drop while improving downstream oil-and- ater separation. This improvement may he accomplished by reducing the shearing of oil or water droplets and the formation of tight oH-in- water and water-in-oil emulsions.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An improvement for a system includes a pressure reduction device located between the source of an oil- n-water or water-in-oil stream and the immediate next downstream process. The pressure reduction device may be located upstream or downstream of a valve, which may be a flow control valve, a wellhead choke valve, or a mixing valve. The pressure reduction device, which may be a wafer-based hydrocyclone or a modified hydrocyclone having an underflow outlet but no overflow outlet, causes a cyclonic flow of the stream such that the shearing of oil droplets and water droplets through the pressure reduction device is less than through the conventional valve alone.
This Invention also provides a method for improving oil-and-water separation in a fluid stream. The method includes the steps of reducing the pressure of the fluid stream by passing it from a source of an oii-in-water ot water-in-oil stream to a pressure reduction device and causing cyclonic flow of the stream as it passes through the pressure reduction device. The pressure of the stream may also be reduced as it passes through a valve located upstream or downstream of the pressure reduction device. The pressure reduction device may be a wafer-based bydrocyeione o a modified hydrocyeione having an underflow ouilet but no overflow outlet and the valve may be a flow control valve, a. wellhead choke valve, or a mixing valve. Passage through the pressure reduction device results in less shearing of oil droplets and water droplets than passage through the conventional valve alone.
Objects of the invention are to (1) reduce the pressure of the incoming fluid stream to a level thai is suitable for downstream uses or treatment; (2) have low shear so that droplets of oil and water are not broken into smaller droplets; (3) Improve the efficiency of downstream oil-and-water separation and the quality of the separated streams; and (4) provide equipment thai can be sealed to accommodate high flow rates.
BMM BESCWilO OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG, 1 is a How diagram showing the system for improving oil-and-water separation, according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system is comprised of a flow control valve followed by a pressure reduction device.
FIG, 2 is a chart comparing the separation efficiency of a MOZLBY® DELTACLOKE™ bydrocyeione ("the Deltaclone™") as described in U.S. Patent No. 7, 179,386 (Cameron, Houston, Texas), to the separation efficiency of a standard orifice- type valve and a 3/4-inch globe valve at residence times of three, six, and ten minutes.
Fill. 3 is a flow diagram showing the system for improving oil-and-water separation, according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system Is comprised of a pressure reduction device followed by a flow control valve.
FIG, 4 is a flow diagram showing the system for improving oil-and-water separation, according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system is comprised of a pressure reduction device, a flow control valve regulated by a. level controller, and a second pressure reduction device,
PIG. S Is a flow diagram showing the system for improving oil-arsd-water separation, according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system is comprised of a wellhead choke valve and a pressure reduction device.
FIG. 6 is a flow diagram showing the system for improving oi!-and- ater separation, according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system is comprised of a mixing val ve and a pressure reduction device. After passing through the system, the fluid stream is treated by a desalter.
DETAI LED 1>ES€RH>T§O OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to PIG. 1, a system for improving oil-and-water separation is comprised of a flow control valve 20 and a pressure reduction device 30. The fluid stream may be a blended stream from a wellhead or a treatment process, such as a first eparator vessel 10, and contain gas, oil, and water. The first separator vessel may he a higher-pressure separator. For example, free natural gas is generally separated, from the remaining oii--and -water stream in a higher-pressure separator.
The fluid stream first flows through the flo control valve 20, where the initial pressure drop occurs. The flow control valve 20 regulates the flow rate of the fluid stream before it enters the pressure reduction device 30. The pressure drop across the flow control valve 20 may be less than 20 psi and may be preferably less than 10 psL The flow control valve 20 is also designed so that it reduces the shearing of oil and water droplets in the fluid stream, A level controller 40, which opens and closes the flow control valve 20, may be used to regulate the amount of fluid entering the pressure redaction device 30. The fluid stream flows from the flow control valve 20 to the pressure reduction device 30, where the majority of the pressure drop occurs. As an example, this pressure drop may range from approximately 50 percent to approximately 98 percent. The pressure .reduction device 30 creates a cyclonic flow within the device. 'The pressure reduction device may be a hydrocyclone having a single outlet, such as the Deitacio.neTM, which Is designed for reducing pressure of liquid streams containing abrasive solids. The pressure reduction device may also be a modified hydrocyclone which has an underflow outlet but no overflow outlet.
The Deltaelone™ has an inlet, an outlet, and one or more wafers connected in series.. The size and number of wafers in the Deitaclonem may vary depending upon the flow rate, the desired pressure reduction, and other feelers, and ah of the wafers may be contained within a single housing. The fluid stream enters the Deltacionei :vS through the inlet, flows through each wafer in sequence, and exits through the outlet.
Each wafer has a cyclonic portion, which tangentiaily creates a vortex as the fluid stream enters. As the fluid stream moves through the wafer in opposition to the strong acceleration field generated, a portion of the stream's pressure is converted into cyclonic kinetic energy and dissipated. Because this reduction in pressure occurs over a large volume when compared to the orifice-type devices such as cage-and-piston type chokes or valves, oil and water droplets in the fluid stream are less likely to be sheared into smaller droplets, thereby facilitating downstream oil-and-water separation. Fluid streams with higher flow rates have higher pressure drops. For example, increasing the flow rate to the Deitaclone¾ by a .factor of two increases the pressure drop by a factor of about four.
Fi.G. 2 compares the separation efficiency of the De!tacione iM when compared to a standard orifice-type valve and a 3/4-inch globe valve. An oil-and-water stream consisting of SO percent water and 20 percent oil was pumped through each device io generate a pressure drop of 450 psi through the device. The resulting emulsiiled fluid from each device was col seeled in a separators-' funnel The water from the bottom of each funnel was withdrawn at three, six, and ten minutes of residence time and measured to determine its oil~in-water concentration in parts per million.
As shown in FIG. 2, at residence times of three- and six minutes, the oU-in-watcr concentration for the De aclonci M is lower than the orifice -type and globe valves. This suggests that the fluid stream experiences less shearing as it moves through the Deltacione™. Also as shown in FIG. 2, the oi!-in-water concentration for the DeKacfone, M is about 800 parts per mill ion at a residence time of three minutes. In order io achieve the same oU-in-water concentration, the separation time for the conventional globe valve must be increased to 8.5 minutes. Based on this information, Stoke's Law- can be used to infer mat the droplet size from the Deltacione' ' is approximately 1.7 times larger than the droplet, size from the globe valve.
m another embodiment of the invention, the pressure reduction device is a modified hydroeyc!one, The modified hydrocyelone has one or more inlets that receive the fluid stream from the flow control valve. The fluid stream then flows through the body of the modified hydrocyelone to the tail section, and exits at the underflow. Depending upon the application, one hydrocyelone may be used or multiple hydfocye!ones may be located within a single housing.
The arrangement of inlets promotes a high fluid spin within the modified hydrocyelone, resulting in the rapid formation of a stable vortex. As the bulk of the fluid stream moves through the hydrocyelone, pari of the stream's pressure is converted into kinetic energy and dissipated. Higher fluid stream flow rates are associated with higher pressure drops as the fluid stream moves through the hydrocyelone. Depending upon the flow rale of the fluid stream ami the number and design of the hydix yciones, the ress re drop may be as high as several hundred psi.
Like the Deliacloue) M, the modified hydrocyclone prevents oil and water droplets in the fluid stream from being sheared into smaller -droplets. Each oil droplet moves toward the centra! core of the hydrocyclone, increasing the concentration of oil droplets. As a result, the oil droplets coalesce into larger droplets more readily, facilitating oil- ami-water separation in downstream treatment processes. The pressure reduction device may aiso promote the coalescence of water droplets that were sheared as they passed through the flow control valve, making them easier to remove from the fluid stream. In addition, the oil and water droplets are less likely to form emulsions tha may negatively affect subsequent treatment.
After the fluid st am passes through the pressure reduction device 30, it flows to additional treatment processes, such as a second separator vessel 50. This separator vessel may be a lower-pressure separator, where the evolved gas is removed from the remaining oil-ami-water stream. This reduces the vapor pressure of the oil to he transported by tanker or pipeline. The pressure o the lower-pressure separator may vary according to the oil vapor specification requirements of the tanker or pipeline, and may range from, approximately 50 psi to approximately 100 psi.. The number and type of additional treatment processes may vary with the characteristics of the fluid stream and the desired outcome.
Referring to FIG. 3, an embodiment for a system for improving oihand-water separation is comprised of a pressure reduction device 30 followed by a flow control valve 20. The flow control valve .20 may be regulated by a level controller 40, and the system may be placed between an upstream treatment process, such as a first separator vessel 10, and a downstream treatment process, such as a second separator vessel 50, As described for FIG. 1, the pressure reduction device 30 may be a hydrocyclone having a single outlet or a modified hydrocyclone having an underflow outlet but. no overflow outlet. The majonty of pressure reduction of the fluid stream occurs in the pressure reduction device. As an example, (he pressure reduction may range from approximately 50 percent to approximately 98 percent.
Referring to FIG, 4, an embodiment for a system for improving oil-and-wafer separation is comprised of a pressure redaction device 30 followed by a flow control valve 20 and a second pressure reduction device 30. The second pressure reduction device 30 may be used to coalesce droplets thai were sheared by the flow control valve 20. The flow control valve 20 may be regulated by a level controller 40, and the system may be placed between an upstream treatment process, such as a first separator vessel 10, and a downstream treatment process, such as a second separator vessel 50. As described tor FIG. I , the pressure reduction device 30 may be a hydrocyclone having a single outlet or a modified hydrocyclone having an underflow outlet but no overflow outlet.
Referring to FIG. 5, an embodiment for a system for improving oil-and-water separation is comprised of a wellhead choke valve 70 followed by a pressure reduction device 30. The wellhead stream 60 is passed through ilie system and then to a downstream treatment process, such as a first separator vessel 10. The majority of pressure drop occurs in the pressure reduction device 30, thereby minimizing the shearing of the fluid stream and facilitating subsequent oil-and-water separation.
Referring to FIG. 6, another embodiment of the system is presented. 'The system is comprised of a mixing valve 100, which is used to combine crude oil 8 and wash water 90 into a fluid stream, followed by a pressure reduction device 30. The centrifugal force within the pressure reduction device 30 aids in the coalescence of water droplets tha were sheared by the mixing valve 100. The fluid stream passes from the system to a desalter 1 10, where the larger water droplets increase the efficiency of the dehydration process.
The valve and pressure reduction device of the present invention reduce the pressure of the incoming fluid stream to a lower pressure that is suitable for downstream uses or further treatment. Because the pressure reduction device has low shear, droplets of oil and water are not broken into smaller droplets as the pressure drops, (Droplet size is typically related to the shear rate as explained by i.O. Hinze, "Fundamentals of the hydrodynamic mechanism of splitting in dispersion processes," AiChE Journal, Vol. 1 , No. 3. pages 2S9-29S, incorporated herein by reference.) In addition, any droplets that may have been sheared into smaller droplets by the valve have a second opportunity to coalesce in the cyclonic-type pressure reduction device. Better oil and water separation may .reduce the need for production chemicals such as emulsion, breakers or, alternatively, allow the same quantity of chemicals to have greater effect In addition, both the quality of the oil for use and the quality of the water for subsequent use or disposal are improved. Finally, the invention can be adapted for fluid streams with high flow rates by using multiple wafers or hydroeyciones, either in series or parallel, within a single housing.
While the invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, many changes may be made in the details of construction, the arrangement of components, the steps of the method, and the order of the steps without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure, it is understood that the invention is not limited to the embodiments set forth herein for purposes of exemplification, but is limited only by the scope of the attached claims, including the full range of equivalency to which each element thereof is entitled.

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1. An improvement for a s stem including a source of an oil-m-water or water-in- oil stream and an immediate next downstream process in communication with the source, and a valve located between the source and the immediate next downstream process, the improvement comprising:
a pressure reduction device (30) located between the source and the immediate next downstream process, the pressure reduction device <30) causing a cyclonic .flow of the stream, the shearing of oil droplets and water droplets in the stream through the pressure reduction device (30) being less than through the valve alone.
2. An improvement according to claim 1, wherein the source is a wellhead (60) and the immediate next downstream process is a separator vessel (10).
3. An improvement according to claim I, wherein the source is a first separator vessel (10) and t e immediate next downstream process is a second separator vessel (50).
4. An improvement according to claim 3, wherein the first separator vessel (10) is a higher-pressure separator vessel and the second separator vessel (50) is a lower- pressure separator vessel.
5. An improvement according to claim 1, wherein the immediate next downstream; process is a desaJter ( i 10),
An improvement according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure reduction device (30) is a wafer-based hydrocyclone.
An Improvement according to claim 6, wherein a number of wafers in die wafer- based hydrocycione varies with a flow rate of the fluid stream,
An improvement according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure reduction device (30) is a hydrocycione having an underflow but no overflow.
An improvement according to claim 1 , further comprising a second pressure reduction (30) device located between the source and the immediate next downstream process, the second pressure reduction device (30) causing a cyclonic flow of the stream.
An improvement according to claim 1 , wherein the valve is chosen from the group consisting of a flow control vaive (20), a wellhead choke vaive (70), and a mixing valve (100),
An improvement according to claim 1 , wherein the valve (20) is regulated by a level controller (40).
An Improvement according to claim I, wherein pressure drop for the valve (20) is less than 20 pounds per square inch.
13, An improvement according o claim 12, wherein pressure drop for the valve (20) is less than 10 pounds per square inch.
14. An improvement according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure reduction device (30) is located upstream or downstream of the valve,
15. A method lor improving oii-and-water separation in a fluid stream, the method comprising the steps of:
passing the fluid stream from a source of an oil-in-water or water-in-oil stream to a pressure reduction device (30); and
causing cyclonic flow of the fluid stream as it passes through the pressure reduction device (30),
the shearing of oil droplets and water droplets through the pressure reduction device (30) being less than through a valve alone.
16. A .method according to claim 15, wherein the pressure reduction device (30) is chosen from the group consisting of a DeHacioneiM and a ydrocyclone having an underflow but no overflow.
17. A method according to claim 15, further comprisin the step of causing cyclonic flow of the fluid stream as it passed through a second pressure reduction device (30).
18. A method according to claim 15, wherein the source is a wellhead (60) or a separator vessel (10),
19. A method according to claim 15, wherein the immediate next downstream process s a separator vessel (50).
A method according to claim 15, further comprising the step of reducing the pressure of the fluid stream by passing it through a valve that, is located upstream or downstream of the pressure reduction device (30) and upstream of an immediate next process.
A method according to claim 20, wherein the valve is chosen from the group consisting of a Row control valve (201 a wellhead choke valve (70), and a mixing valve (100).
A method according to claim 20. further comprising the step of using a level control (or (40) to regulate opening and closing of the valve.
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