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challenges in the oil & gas industry
- Disposal or re-use of oily wastewater at refineries
- Desalination of seawater for drinking water or process water
- Disposal or re-use of produced water
- Seawater injection
- SAGD and boiler feed water
- Low-salinity water injection and ion exchange
- Cooling and process water
- (C)EOR and IOR
- Seawater sulfate removal (SRP)
- Reverse osmosis (RO)
Handling water in the oil & gas industry is more than treatment alone: pumps, pipes, pressure vessels, instruments and controls are also needed to get a desired water quality.
Specifically for the oil & gas industry, X-Flow has innovative ultrafiltration membrane solutions to reduce footprint, chemical consumption and life cycle costs, which are increasingly important for offshore applications.
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applications
- Permeate quality is <<1 mg/ltr TSS and <<1 mg/ltr free/disperged/emulsified oil
This makes X-Flow UF membrane technology very suitable for delivering the best feedwater quality to SRP, RO, (C)EOR, SAGD, NF and IX.
X-Flow UF membranes are available in two different operating modes:
The dead-end operation mode is well-suited for (sea)water applications where the feed has an oil content of less than 5 mg/ltr and a Total Suspended Solilds (TSS) of less than 30-50 mg/ltr. Dead-end filtration is known for its reduced footprint and low energy consumption.
Crossflow filtration
Crossflow operation is better suited for much higher TSS concentrations (<200 mg/ltr) in the feedwater combined with an oil content of less than 1000 mg/ltr. Crossflow filtration is known for its reduced chemical consumption and concentrating the oil fraction 10 to 20 times.
Two featured applications
Refinery cooling tower feed
Refinery cooling tower feed systems that use RO permeate for boiler feed and the softened RO concentration for cooling tower make up in order to optiize the water use efficiency of these processes.
Produced water advanced water treatment
Remove all remaining oil and solids after secondary produced water treatment in order for the effluent to be directly used in an EOR, SAGD or other production process application.
Rig and FPSO ion specific, chemical free, and low energy sulfate removing membrane barrier that optimizes the cost effective EOR reinjection process offshore.
treatment solutions
- HFW1000 nanofiltration membrane modules, suitable for color removal from water
- HFS60 membrane module, used for silica removal for boiler feed protection
- Aquaflex, with a vertical installation and dead-end filtration
- Xiga, with a horizontal installation and dead-end filtration for a small footprint, suitable for non-saline applications
- Seaflex, with a vertical installation and dead-end filtration, for seawater and saline applications
- Seaguard, with a horizontal installation and dead-end filtration for a small footprint, suitable for seawater and saline applications
- Compact series (27, 33 and 33V), Cross-Flow filtration, suitable for produced water and oily waste water
- Racks and complete skidmounted / containerized solutions for easy and fast deployment on site
featured case
Related products
The Aquaflex modules for the treatment of surface water, WWTP effluent and the production of potable water are the ultimate pretreatment technology for downstream RO systems.
The Compact 27 is a tubular 8 mm ultrafiltration membrane module, used in cross-flow mode to separate water from relatively high solids applications and produce high effluent quality.
The Compact 33 is a tubular 5.2 mm ultrafiltration membrane used in cross-flow mode in MBR’s and other high solids applications, and for separating oil from water in produced water.
The Compact 33V is a tubular 5.2 mm ultrafiltration membrane module for use in AirLift™ MBR process or in cross-flow installations, for separating oil and sludge from water.
The X-Flow HFS60 is a polymeric ultrafiltration module for the removal of colloidal matter, such as silica, in the treatment of surface water, ground water, and effluent, and pretreatment in demin plants.
The X-Flow HFW1000 hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes provide superior removal of organic matter and color components in the treatment of surface water and WWTP effluent, with a limited reduction of bivalent salts.
Seaflex membrane modules are known as the ultimate choice for the pretreatment stage in seawater SWRO systems, and are being applied in seawater desalination systems across the globe.
Applied in large-scale desalination systems, Seaguard UF membranes provide an excellent pretreatment method for SWRO plants with feed water containing suspended solids levels of up to 75 mg/L.
The Xiga ultrafiltration (UF) membrane modules are used for large-scale water treatment. Surface water or well water with suspended solids levels of up to 50 mg/l can be treated to the highest standards.
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