Many two-phase and three-phase separators in the oil and gas industry continue to underperform. Sometimes, the wrong type of equipment was selected, or the correct type of equipment was selected, but the sizing methodology was inadequate.

Keywords:
Reservoir Surveillance, separator, diameter, droplet size distribution, production control, flow pattern, separation efficiency, velocity profile, separation and treating, Upstream Oil & Gas
Subjects:
Processing Systems and Design, Separation and treating, Well & Reservoir Surveillance and Monitoring
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