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RETENTION TIME OF A HORIZONTAL THREE PHASE

VESSEL WITH ELLIPTICAL ENDS:
Enter Data Here:
Enter L=Length of vessel - seam to seam: 50.0 feet
Enter D=Diameter of vessel: 12.0 feet
Enter Hw=Water level from bottom: 100.0 inches
Enter Ho= Oil level from bottom: 144.0 inches
Enter W=Water production in bbl/day : 2,400 BPD
Enter O=Oil produced in bbl/day : 1,000 BPD

Calculated Results:
Volume of oil: 215 BBLS
Volume of water: 792 BBLS Retention Time o

Residence time of water: 475.0 Minutes

Residence time of water: 7.9 Hours

Residence time of oil: 310.1 Minutes

Residence time of oil: 5.2 Hours

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a=r: 6
h: 8.333333333
2*r*h-h2 30.55555556
A1: 83.826
V1: 4.191E+03
b: 3
h*(2*a-h): 30.55555556
V2: 254.243
Vt=V1+V2: 4.446E+03
VtB: 791.730 Volume of water in bbl.
Rw: 475.038 Res. time of water in minutes
Ho1: 12.000
A2: 113.097
2*r*Ho1-Ho1_2: 0.000
Ho1*(2*a--Ho1): 0.000
V3: 0.000
VWO: 5654.867
VO: 1209.326 Volume of oil phase in ft3.
VOB: 215.375 Volume of oil in bbls.
Ro: 310.140 Res. time of oil in minutes.

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RESIDENCE TIME CALCULATION

FOR
LONG PIPELINES:
(NOT ACCURATE FOR 3 PHASE FLOW)

Enter Data Here:

Enter L=Length of pipe: 20,000 feet
Enter D=Diameter of pipe: 8.0 inches
Enter F=Fluid flow rate: 6,100 BPD

Calculated Results: Temperature Change

Retention Time of this pipe is: 4.9 hours

Total Gas Savings(cost)

Assumption: 75% Heater Efficiency

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f: 1427.4 Flow rate in ft3/hr

d: 0.666666667 Diameter in ft.
Ax: 0.349 Pipe Xsec area in ft2.
V: 4089.199784 Fluid velocity in ft/hr.
Rt: 4.891 Fluid retention time in hours.

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Calculate Fuel Gas Savings or Cost

by
Changing Treating Temperature:

Enter Data Here:

Oil Flow Rate BPD 0.933993399 Spec Gravity oil
Water Flow Rate BPD
Heating Gas Price 0.42 $/mmbtu (If unknown use $2.29)
Oil Gravity 20.00 °API
Temperature Change 60.00 °F 0 lbs/day oil
0 BTU/day oil
Calculated Results: 0.00 $/day/°F 0 lbs/day h20
Total Gas Savings(cost) 0.00 $/year 0 btu/day h20
0 total btu/day
0 75% htg eff

Assumption: 75% Heater Efficiency

Cp oil=0.5 BTU/Lb-°F

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Theoretical Residence Time

of a
Vertical
Three Phase Vessel:

Enter Data Here:

Oil Flow Rate 13000 BPD
Water Flow Rate 16500 BPD
Total Height of Vessel 27 Feet
Diameter of Vessel 10 Feet
Water Level 17 Feet from Bottom
Oil Level 22 Feet from Bottom

78.54
2120.58 377.6652
1335.18 237.7892
Calculated Results: 392.7 69.938
Residence time of water: 20.8 Minutes 0.005379846
Residence time of water: 0.3 Hours 0.014411467

Residence time of oil: 7.7 Minutes

Residence time of oil: 0.1 Hours

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Conversion
API to Density
or
Density to API

Enter Data Here:

API Gravity 11 °API
Density 1.01 no units

Calculated Results:
Density 0.99298246 no units
API Gravity 8.5990099 °API

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