SEPARATION PLANT Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC B01D19/00 

FIELD: oil producing industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention can be used for separation of oil, gas and water taken out of well. Proposed separation plants has inclined column divided by gas-liquid mixture supply pipeline into oil settling and water settling sections. Said mixture supply pipeline is provided with expander, damping pipeline, plant of preliminary discharge of water with horizontal pipeline directing mixture into column. Pipeline is elongated by branch pipe with slots directed upwards or downwards along axis of column. Perforated grid and coalescence head are arranged in oil settling section before overflow partition. Mass exchange head is installed in damping pipeline. Branch pipes to let out from pipe expander, water discharge and upper part of column are connected with gas collecting pipeline. Expander, mixture supply pipeline and column are provided with sand traps connected with sand reservoir.

EFFECT: improved efficiency of separation of emulsion and elimination of dead zones.

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