SEPARATOR

ULHAQ BAIHAQI

CONTENTS

General Description
Types of Separator
Operation of Separator
Safety Devices in Separator
Conclusion

General Description
Effluent from well is a 3-phase combination,
A gaseous phase
A hydrocarbon liquid phase (oil and condensate)
An aqueous phase (formation water)
Principle of separator is for separating gases,
oil/condensate and water contained in the effluent leaving
a well, by using the differences in their densities before
continue to next process depend on the result of products
(gas and oil/condensate).

Types of Separator
Types of Separators:
Based on Shape;

Based on phase;

Horizontal
Vertical
Spherical

2 Phase
3 Phase

Based on Function;

Based on operating pressure;

Test Separator
Production Separator

HP Separator
MP Separator
LP Separator

Operation of Separator
Well area
PWH

Process area

PC
PP

Storage

Separator

PR

PF

PR

PR: Reservoir Pressure

PF: Bottomhole Flowing Pressure
PWH: Wellhead Pressure
PC: Choke Pressure
PP: Process Pressure

Export

Operation of Separator
Flare

PSV
BDV

SDV

Effluent
Inlet

SDV
PCV

Gas
Outlet
Demister Pad

Deflector Plate

Straightening Vane

Weir
Vortex Breakers

Coalescing Plate
SDV

LCV

Water
Outlet

SDV

LCV

Oil/Condensate
Outlet

Safety Devices in Separator

PSHH (Pressure Swich High High)

PSLL (Pressure Swich Low Low)
LSHH (Level Swich High High)
LSLL (Level Swich Low Low)
BDV (Blowdown Valve)
PSV (Pressure Safety Valve)
SDV (Shut Down Valve)

Conclusion
Separator is an equipment, which holds a major
contribution in production process of oil and gas.
It used to separate the hydrocarbon, withdraw water,
sand and other unwanted particle from wells.