Case Study
Offshore Produced Water Treatment
Offshore Produced Water Treatment Super Major Oil and Gas Company Customer North America Location Application Removal of oil in produced water generated by an offshore Deepwater Floating Production Facility (FPF) in the Gulf of Mexico Objective of the Treatment Obtain National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for discharge to open sea (<29 ppm monthly average, <42 ppm 24 hour average) with a customer discharge requirement to open sea of <10 ppm. Flow Rate: 7,500 bpd of Produced Water Data Inlet: Oil & grease 25 - 150 ppm Outlet: Oil & Grease below 10 ppm Temperature: 140°F Pressure: Operating Pressure 30 psi ChallengeA super major oil and gas company operating in the Gulf of Mexico on a deepwater FPF hub servicing wells at depths of 7,000 feet needed a tertiary treat