DPSDelta 2800SouthwestDrive NewIberia,LA70562 Ph:(337)3648242 Fax:(337)3648247

SectionIVControlPhilosophy
The purpose of the Electrostatic Oil Treater is to remove produced water from crude oil. See Design Basis section for inlet and outlet content percentages. The crude oil is heated up to approximately 75C offskid prior to entering the oil coalescer.Heatinguptheoilallowsforimprovedseparationofthewaterfromthe oil. Freewater and solids drop out towards the bottom of the vessel. Oil flows vertically upwards through the horizontal vessel. Distribution boxes and spreader boxesnearthebottomandcollectorpipesatthetopensureuniformoilflowacross thegrids.Astheoilandentrainedwatercomeintocontactwiththeelectricalfield in the grid area, final coalescing of the water takes place. These coalesced, larger, heavier droplets of water become free to fall out of the oil section into the lower watersection.Thevesselwillalwaysoperate100%liquidfilled. An oil / water interface level is maintained and controlled by an interface level transmitter LIT1012. This transmitter will control the water outlet level control valve LCV1012 as the water level in the vessel increases and decreases. An additional level transmitter LZIT1011 is also provided as a safety trip. This will shutdown oil from flowing into the vessel. See above section III for all level set points. The clean oil continues to rise to the top of the vessel where it is collected andisdischargedthroughthecleanoiloutletline. A temperature transmitter TIT1008 is also located in the oil section of the vessel. This will send an alarm to the control room alerting the operator that the oil is outsideofthetemperaturerange.Thetemperaturesetpointsarelistedinsection IIIabove. The oil coalescer uses high voltage current to establish an electrostatic field for coalescing of the water droplets. An externally mounted, oil immersed, high voltage 100 KVA transformer is furnished to provide power to the grid. The transformer is equipped with a reactor which provides 100% circuit utilization for continuous power. The high voltage secondary of the transformer is connected to BasicOperation