Separator Sizing - 2-Phase Horizontal
Version:
7-Feb-11
Function: Sizes horizontal 2-Phase Separator
Reference: Surface Production Operation Volume 1, Design of Oil-Handling Systems and Facilities Ken Arnold and Maurice Stewart
Advice:
Author:
Cliff Redus
Gas flow rate (MMscfd)
Liquid flow rate (blpd)
Separator pressure (psia)
Separator temperature (F)
Gas specific gravity , (--)
Liquid specific gravity (--)
Liquid drop size (microns)
Retention time - liquid phase, (min)
Pseudo critical pressure (psia)
Pseudo critical temperature (R)
Reduced pressure (--)
Reduced temperature (--)
Gas compressibility factor (--)
20
3,000
1,000
60
0.60
0.83
100
1.50
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
Gas density (lbm/ft3)
#VALUE!
Liquid density (lbm/ft3)
Gas Viscosity (cp)
Drag Coefficient (--)
Gas Capacity Constraint - d*Leff (in-ft)
51.48
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
Length(ft)
Input in Yellow
Output in Green
#VALUE!
10.0
6,429
5.0
Liquid Capacity Constraint - d *Leff (in -ft)
2
Lss
Lef
40.0
35.0
30.0
25.0
L/d
20.0
15.0
0.0
d (in)
16
20
24
30
36
42
48
Gas-Lef(ft)
Oil-Lef(ft)
Gas-Lss(ft)
Oil-Lss(ft)
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
25.1
16.1
11.2
7.1
5.0
3.6
2.8
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
33.5
21.4
14.9
9.6
7.5
6.1
5.3
Acceptable slenderness ratio is between 3-5
Lss(ft)
15
20
25
30
35
Diameter (in)
Gas-Lss(ft)
Oil-Lss(ft)
Lss(ft)
#VALUE! #VALUE!
#VALUE! #VALUE!
#VALUE! #VALUE!
#VALUE! #VALUE!
#VALUE! #VALUE!
#VALUE! #VALUE!
#VALUE! #VALUE!
40
45
50
0
10
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
15
20
25
30
35
Diameter (in)
40
45
50
60
Lss/d
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
50
Vessel Diameter (in)
10
40
30
20
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
10
0
0
3
4
5
6
Vessel Length (ft)
Separator Sizing - 3-Phase Horizontal
Version:
Function:
Reference:
Advice:
Author:
29-Apr-09
Sizes horizontal 3-Phase Separator
Surface Production Operation Volume 1, Design of Oil-Handling Systems and Facilities Ken Arnold and Maurice Stewart
Adjust graph min and max values as needed
Cliff Redus
Input in Yellow
Output in Green
5
5,000
3,000
100
90
0.60
30
1.07
100
60
14.70
10.00
10.00
500
1000
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
Gas density (lbm/ft3)
#VALUE!
Oil density (lbm/ft3)
54.67
Water density (lbm/ft3)
66.77
Liquid density (lbm/ft3)
Gas Viscosity (cp)
Oil Viscosity (cp)
Watercut (--)
Drag Coefficient (--)
Gas Capacity Constraint - d*Leff (in-ft)
59.21
#VALUE!
10.000
0.38
#VALUE!
Liquid Capacity Constraint - d2*Leff (in2-ft)
113,600
0.19
0.194
Lss
Lef
6
5
L/d
Gas flow rate (MMscfd)
Oil flow rate (bopd)
Water flow rate (bwpd)
Separator pressure (psia)
Separator temperature (F)
Gas specific gravity , (--)
Oil gravity (API)
Water specific gravity (--)
Liquid drop size (microns)
Standard Temperature, (F)
Standard Pressure, (psia)
Retention time - water phase, (min)
Retention time - oil phase, (min)
Water droplet diameter (microns)
Producing Gas Oil Ratio (scf/STBO)
Pseudo critical pressure (psia)
Pseudo critical temperature (R)
Reduced pressure (--)
Reduced temperature (--)
Gas compressibility factor (--)
4
3
2
#VALUE!
Aw/A (--)
SG (--)
(ho)max (in)
1
0
40
62.03
Z = ho/d (--)
50
60
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
Maximum diameter constraint (in)
70
80
90
Diameter (in)
Oil-Lef(ft)
Gas-Lss(ft)
Oil-Lss(ft)
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
31.6
21.9
16.1
12.3
9.7
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
42.1
29.2
21.5
16.4
13.0
L (ft)
Lss(ft)
ss
40.0
#VALUE! #VALUE!
35.0
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
30.0
#VALUE! #VALUE!
25.0
#VALUE! #VALUE!
20.0
Lss/d
ho(in)
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
110
15.0
Acceptable slenderness ratio is between 3-5
Vessel diameter must be less than maximum diameter constraint
110
120
120
Vessel Diameter (in)
Gas-Lef(ft)
Length(ft)
45.0
d (in)
60
72
84
96
108
100
10.0
5.0
3
3
3
3
3
100
90
5
5
5
5
5
80
70
60
10
0.0
40
50
60
Gas-Lss(ft)
70
80
90
Diameter (in)
Oil-Lss(ft)
100
110
120
15
20
25
30
Vessel Length (ft)
35
40
Separator Sizing - 2-Phase Vertical
Version:
Function:
Reference:
Advice:
Author:
29-Apr-09
Sizes Vertical 2-Phase Separator
Surface Production Operation Volume 1, Design of Oil-Handling Systems and Facilities Ken Arnold and Maurice Stewart
Adjust graph min and max values as needed
Cliff Redus
Input in Yellow
Output in Green
Gas flow rate (MMscfd)
Liquid flow rate (blpd)
Separator pressure (psia)
Separator temperature (F)
Gas specific gravity , (--)
Liquid specific gravity (--)
Liquid drop size (microns)
1st Retention time - liquid phase, (min)
2nd Retention time - liquid phase, (min)
3rd Retention time - liquid phase, (min)
Pseudo critical pressure (psia)
Pseudo critical temperature (R)
Reduced pressure (--)
Reduced temperature (--)
Gas compressibility factor (--)
10
2,000
1,000
60
0.60
0.83
140
3.00
2.00
1.00
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
Gas density (lbm/ft3)
#VALUE!
Liquid density (lbm/ft3)
Gas Viscosity (cp)
Drag Coefficient (--)
K (--)
Minimum diameter based on Gas Capacity Constraint - d (in)
51.48
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
Liquid Capacity Constraint, 1st retention time - d2*h (in2-ft)
50,000
Liquid Capacity Constraint, 2nd retention time - d 2*h (in2-ft)
33,333
Liquid Capacity Constraint, 3rd retention time - d 2*h (in2-ft)
16,667
d (in)
24
30
36
42
48
3.00
h (ft)
86.8
55.6
38.6
28.3
21.7
Retention time (min) =
d (in)
24
30
36
42
48
Lss/d
13.6
11.0
9.5
8.7
8.1
6.8
4.4
3.2
2.5
2.0
Lss(ft)
Lss/d
11.2
9.4
8.5
7.9
7.5
5.6
3.8
2.8
2.3
1.9
Lss(ft)
Lss/d
8.7
7.9
7.4
7.1
6.9
4.4
3.2
2.5
2.0
1.7
2.00
h (ft)
57.9
37.0
25.7
18.9
14.5
Retention time (min) =
d (in)
24
30
36
42
48
Lss(ft)
L/d=3
L/d=4Gas Constraint
68519
01389 #VALUE!
51852
88889 #VALUE!
38.19342 28.64506 #VALUE!
45
81557
86168 #VALUE!
32.56713
25347 #VALUE!
40
1st Retention
Time
2nd Retention
Time
3rd retention
time
L/d=3
L/d=4
35
30
1.00
h (ft)
28.9
18.5
12.9
9.4
7.2
50
Vessel Diameter (in)
Retention time (min) =
Select retention time from API table above
Acceptable slenderness ratio is between 3-4
Select diameter >= Gas Capacity Diameter constraint
25
20
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
Vessel Length (ft)
11.0
12.0
13.0
Separator Sizing - 3-Phase Vertical
Version:
Function:
Reference:
Advice:
Author:
29-Apr-09
Sizes Vertical 3-Phase Separator
Surface Production Operation Volume 1, Design of Oil-Handling Systems and Facilities Ken Arnold and Maurice Stewart
Adjust graph min and max values as needed
Cliff Redus
Input in Yellow
Output in Green
Gas flow rate (MMscfd)
Oil flow rate (bopd)
Waterflow rate (bwpd)
Separator pressure (psia)
Separator temperature (F)
Gas specific gravity , (--)
Water specific gravity , (--)
Oil viscosity (cp)
Oil API gravity (Deg API)
Water drop size in oil leg (microns)
Liquid drop size (microns)
Retention time -Oil phase, (min)
Retention time - Water phase, (min)
Water cut (--)
Oil specific gravity (--)
SGw-Sgo (--)
5
5,000
3,000
100
90
0.60
1.07
10.00
30.00
500
100
10.00
10.00
0.375
0.876
Minimum diameter based on Gas Capacity Constraint - d (in)
Pseudo critical pressure (psia)
Pseudo critical temperature (R)
Reduced pressure (--)
Reduced temperature (--)
Gas compressibility factor (--)
0.194
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
Gas density (lbm/ft3)
#VALUE!
54.67
Oil density (lbm/ft3)
59.21
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
83.1
#VALUE!
Liquid density (lbm/ft3)
Gas Viscosity (cp)
Drag Coefficient (--)
Minimum diameter for water droplet settling (in)
Minimum diameter (in)
Liquid Capacity Constraint, (ho+hw)*d2
3.5
666,667
ho+hw (in)
94.5
82.3
72.3
64.1
Select retention time from API table above
Acceptable slenderness ratio is between 1.5 -3
Select diameter >= Gas Capacity Diameter constraint
Lss(ft)
Lss/d
18.2
17.7
17.4
17.2
2.6
2.4
2.2
2.0
Lss/d
2.5
d (in)
84
90
96
102
D min
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
1.5
Lss/d
L/d=1.5
1.5
1.5
3
1.5
1.5
1.5
L/d=3
3
3
3
3
Lss/d
Min
Dia
Min
L/d
0.5
0
0
20
40
60
80
Vessel diameter (in)
100
120
API RECOMMENDATIONS : GAS - LIQUID
API
MINUTES
> 35
1
20 to 30
1 to 2
10 to 20
2 to 4
FOAM : Increase 2 to 5 Times
HIGH DENSITY GAS ( CO2 ) : add 5 min
API RECOMMENDATIONS : LIQUID - LIQUID
API
MINUTES
> 35
< 30
to
@ 100F
