SPECIALTY SOLUTION FOR EFFICIENT SEPARATION OF OIL FROM PRODUCED WATER

By Amit K., Prabhat R., Pushkar S., Sanjeev G., Hiten M., Water application and product development centre, Grasim Industries Ltd., Bharuch, Gujarat, India Large quantity of water is generated during crude oil exploration called as ‘Produced water’ (PW). The produced water contains oil mostly in emulsified form along with a lot of suspended impurities, making it one of the most difficult to treat. With the increase in emphasis of recycling of water in oil exploration units, the treated wastewater is used as Well Injection Water and the prime challenge remains…

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