ETP Crude/Water Bottle Tests Produced fluids (crude/water mix) were collected upstream of the Ist Stage Separator (02-V-101) and returned to the lab (chemical free apart from the presence of deoiler, EC6191A), The sample collected was not pressurised. The field water cut was determined to be 70%, Having established the water cut of the produced fluids, samples with varying water cuts were then prepared by adding produced water to known volumes of the crude/water mix, Initially, samples with water cuts of 76%, 82%, 88% and 94% were prepared, The mixing ratios for these samples are summarised below in table 1, Volume of | Volume Free | Total Water Cut] Produced Fluids | Water added | (calculated) 100mis Onis 70% 8Omis 20m!s 76% 7omis 30m's 79% 60mis 40mis 82% 40m|s 60mis 86% 20mis 80mis 94% Table 1 - Mixing Ratios of Produced Water and Free Water The above samples were then heated in a water bath to reflect the temperature in the 1st Stage Separator (60°C). After reaching the operating temperature the bottles were. shaken vigorously to simulate the shearing effect in the separator. The water drop of each sample was then noted. The samples with a water cut of 70% and 76% both showed no signs of separation. A stable emulsion resulted, The samples with water cuts of 82%, 86% and 94% rapidly began to separate (see picture below).‘Although the initial separation was rapid, further water drop was minimal in each of the. samples over time. The volume of water dropped from each sample is shown below in table 2. Water Cut Time (minutes) | % Water Drop 70% 5 ° 76% 5 ° 82% 5 45 86% 5 6 94% 15 85 Table 2 - % Water Drop of Prepared Samples Having observed that water dropped in the sample containing 82% water but not in the sample containing 76%, a further sample was prepared with a water cut of 79%, This sample was then heated to 60°C and shaken 100 times as with the previous samples After shaking it was noted that the water dropped quickly. However, like the above samples, further separation was minimal, ‘The above tests were repeated, but at a reduced temperature of 50°C. The results were very similar to the test work carried out at 60°C, The samples with water cuts of 70% and 76% again showed no sign of separation, forming emulsions. The samples with water cuts of 79% and above all provided fast water drop initially but did not separate much more, if at al, over time. ‘The above tests were carried out for a third time, with the addition of the platform's main demulsifier, EC2217A. The test procedure was identical to the method described above, but with the addition of 200ppm of chemical to each sample prior to bottle shaking. ‘As could be expected, all the samples showed a fast rate of water drop. The samples with the higher water cuts dropped a higher percentage of water initially (1-2 minutes). However, after 4 minutes the majority of the water in all of the samples had dropped. The volume of water dropped from each sample is summarized below in table 3. % Water Drop Water Gut (%)| Chemical [Dose (ppm)| tminute | 2 minutes | 4 minutes | 7 minutes [10 minutes 70 eceai7a | __200 46 55, 62. 65 6 76 ecz2i7a | _200 56 © 70 70. 7 82 ecz2i7a | __200 72 75 75 78 80 88 Ece2i7A | _200 83 83 83 86 7, 4 Eczzi7a | 200 92 93 33 93 93 Table 3 - % Water Drop of Prepared Samples with addition of Demulsifier