SYSTEM OF INTEGRATED TREATMENT OF SOUR CRUDE OIL Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: oil producing industry, particularly, plants for treatment of well products, more specifically, treatment of sour crude oil. SUBSTANCE: system of sour crude oil integrated treatment consists of pipelines, heat exchangers, oil and gas separators, oil heater, field and settling tanks. Settling tank has a master distributor located at rated height with vertical holes directed upward with possibility of decomposition of emulsion into stock-tank oil, gas and water. Master distributors are located using radial system. Pipelines are made in the form of successively connected headers in direction of flow of well sour crude oil from provision of oil laminar motion from beginning to end of its treatment process. System is also provided with gas separation line connected with gas utilization plant to form closed cycle of sour crude oil treatment. EFFECT: higher quality of sour crude oil treatment, simplified operation of system, reduced fuel-power consumption and metal content, and improved environmental control. 3 cl, 3 dwg