Paper: Improving Heater Treater Dehydration Efficiency With Performax

Separating water produced in conjunction with crude oil has been an ever increasing problem since Drake's first well. As refinery capabilities grew more complex and pipeline companies became more aware of the problems associated with water, their demands to lower the water content of oil expanded to those we know today. The process equipment arm of the petroleum industry has always reacted to these needs with ever growing efficiency. This paper reviews past efforts and introduces one of the latest advancements in crude oil dewatering, documents its state-of-the-art applied technology, and reports its resultant efficencies.