This Paper describes how it is possible to modify existing equipment and chemical treatment and effectively separate approximately 94% of water produced and treat it offshore. The aim is to separate water from oil on the platform abiding by environmental regulations and hence reduce operating costs with a defined budget. The engineering described is basically that of creating secondary and tertiary separation at each facility, improving chemical treatment and designing for redundancy and future production increases.

Keywords:
separation, reservoir surveillance, retention time, society of petroleum engineers, water side, upstream oil & gas, bwpd, secondary separation, modification, production monitoring
Subjects:
Well & Reservoir Surveillance and Monitoring, Produced water management and control, Well Operations and Optimization, Well Operations, Optimization and Stimulation
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