Produced water is an industry challenge which affects the whole production process. The produced water handling system is a key part of most production facilities. If the discharge requirements are not met, there may be a significant environmental and economic impact. Furthermore, produced water can take up valuable space in the oil transport lines, reducing the amount of oil that can be produced.
FMC Technologies can offer a complete range of separation technologies to handle the produced water. Our equipment covers the whole range from bulk separation of water from the well-stream to the final polishing of the water to meet the most challenging regulations for discharge. This includes compact technologies for both new build production processes as well as for retrofit into existing infrastructure.
Benefits
Our solutions address the following produced water challenges
- Subsea separation of produced water
- Primary separation
- Water polishing technologies
- Sand separation and treatment