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Metric Units
Facility Name:

Purchase Order No.:

Location:

Requisition No.:

Item Name:

Mobil Project No.:

Item No.:

Contractor Project No.:

1
2

Design Requirements
Type:

Separator

Scrubber

Liquid Knockout

Trap

Flash Vessel

Other:

Orientation:

Vertical

Horizontal

Phase Separation:

Two

Three

Max. Allowable Working Pressure: _____ kPag @ _____ C

Max. Gas Pressure Drop (kPa):

Superficial Gas Velocity (m/sec as per API 12J):

Minimum Liquid Retention Time:

10
11

Hydrocarbons (minutes):

Include Head Volume in Retention Time Calculation:

Service:

Sour

H2O (ppm):

12

Water (minutes):

No

Yes

Sweet
CO2 (ppm):

13

Hydrates:

No

Yes

14

Paraffin Problem:

No

Yes

Indicate Cloudpoint (C):

15

Foaming Tendency:

Nil

Moderate

Severe

16

External Insulation:

No

Yes

Thickness (mm):

Hot

Cold
Yes

17

Insulation Type:

18

Internal Coating:

No

19

Liquid Level Control:

Internal Float

Internal Capacitance Probe

20

Internal Sonic

Differential Pressure Transmitter

21

External Displacement/Float

External Cage

22

Bridle

By Contractor

Sight Indicators:

Type:

23

Liquid Level Indication:

24

Sample Cocks

25

By Contractor

Rated Temperature (C)

26

Sand Removal:

No

Yes

27

Solids:

No

Yes

Type of Solids:

28

Slug Flow:

No

Yes

Maximum Liquid Slug Size (m):

29
30

Surge Factor (percent):

Allowable Entrainment: Hydrocarbon Liquids in Water (ppm, percent vol.):

31

June 1998

Water in Hydrocarbons (ppm, percent vol.):

Or Max. Droplet Dia. (microns):

Or Max. Droplet Dia. (microns):

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Max. Liquid in Vapor (l/m):

33

Operating Conditions

34

Normal

35

Operating Pressure (kPag):

36

Operating Temperature (C)

37

Gas

38

Flow Rate (Nmm/d):

39

Density (kg/m3):

40

Specific Gravity (@ STP):

41

Molecular Weight:

42

Viscosity (cp):

43

Flow Rate (m/d):

45

Density (kg/m):

46

API Gravity ( API @ 15 C):

47

Viscosity (cp):
Water

49

Flow Rate (m/d):

50

Density (kg/m):

51

Specific Gravity (@ STP):

52

Viscosity (cp):

53

Minimum

Oil/Condensate

44

48

Maximum

Inlet Compositional Analysis Attached:

No

54

Yes

Internal Design Requirements

55

Inlet Diverter:

No

Yes

Inlet Distributor:

No

Yes

56

Distribution Baffle:

No

Yes

Wave Baffle:

No

Yes

57

Downcomer:

No

Yes

Equalizing Pipe:

No

Yes

58

Weirs:

No

Yes

Oil Buckets:

No

Yes

59

Mist Extractor:

No

Yes

60

Oil Outlet Vortex Breaker:

No

Yes

61

Water Outlet Vortex Breaker:

No

Yes

62

Sand Removal System:

No

Yes

63

Vanes

Other

Number Sand Flush Nozzles:

Number Sand Drains:

64

Sand Removal System Type (Specify):

65

Sketch of Internals Attached:

June 1998

Mesh Pad

No

Yes

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Notes:

Revision Log
Rev

Date

Aprvl.

Description

Rev

June 1998

Date

Aprvl.

Description

Dwg. No.:

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Comments

1 COMMENT: A separator

COMMENT: Scrubber - a

COMMENT: Knockout - a

2 is a vessel used to separate

vessel designed to handle

knockout is the type of separa

a mixed phase steam into

fluid streams with high

which falls into two categories

gas and liquid phases that

gas-to-liquid ratios. The

free water and total liquid

are "relatively" free of each

liquid is generally entrained

knockouts. Free water knocko

other. Three-phase

as mist in the gas or is free,

is a term for a vessel used to

separators separate gas

flowing along the pipe wall.

separate free water from a flow

from two immiscible liquids

These vessels usually have

stream of gas, oil and water.

of different densities (e.g.,

small liquid collection

gas, water, and oil). Two-

sections.

phase separators remove

the total liquid from the gas.

COMMENT: Trap 3 typically used in pipelines

COMMENT: Flash Vessel a vessel used to separate

with very high gas-to-liquid

the gas evolved from liquid

ratios to remove only free

flashed from a higher to a

liquid from the gas stream,

lower pressure.

and not necessarily all the

liquid. Traps provide a
place for free liquids to
separate and accumulate.

5 COMMENT: Where required by local situations or Government Regulations (i.e., offshore) the MAWP shall consider
6 additional margin for high pressure shutdowns and alarms.

28 COMMENT: Slug Flow - In

some installations, the
separator design liquid
handling capacity should
consider the possibility of
slug liquid flow. The degree
of slug flow will be a function
of the profile of the upstream
piping or gathering system.
There are accepted
methods of approximating
slug volumes. In severe
slugging circumstances,
slug catching facilities are
installed upstream of
separation. Refer to API RP
14E for further information.
36
COMMENT: Normal Operating Pressure is the
continuous operating pressure for this service.

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Maximum operating pressure is the highest

continuous expected pressure for sustained
operation without causing shutdown or relieving
conditions. The largest surges occur at
minimum operating pressure, therefore the
minimum operating pressure is used in
determining the magnitude of surge volumes.
53 COMMENT: Inlet Fluid Flow and Composition 54 Critical to the separator design are an accurate
assessment of inlet fluid flowrates and
composition. For a separator in a wellstream
application, gas, liquid hydrocarbon, and water
flow rates as well as a recombined fluid
compositional analysis should be taken from a
stabilized well flow test. In a plant or battery
inlet application, all wells in the system must be
considered. For a separator in a plant process
service, inlet fluid compositional and flow data
will come from the process flow design.

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COMMENT: Knockout - a
knockout is the type of separator
which falls into two categories:
free water and total liquid
knockouts. Free water knockout
is a term for a vessel used to
separate free water from a flow
stream of gas, oil and water.

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