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    PSV sizing for Control Valve Failure

    I quite agree wit chance.sizing d psv requires u consider all cases planned n unplanned n add a tolerance of +15% in as much as d pipeline has much ratin
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    loss of well

    Goodday guys! We just loss flow of one of our wells and inspite of the various pressure boosting measures taken, it seems not to be coming up even though the pressure builds up a little bit. can anyone tell what else can be done
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    bacteria determination

    Hi guys, Can anyone give me a formula to determine the actual number of bacteria in a system from a culture sample carried out.
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    WELL OPERATION

    Can anyone explain why a well surge?
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    WATER SOURCE

    how do I determine whether the associate water in the crude is from the reservoir or there is a leakage somewhere along the tubing. Anything to watch out for.mere physical analysis together with provable points would be appreciated.
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    Emulsions

    If you really want to understand how emulsion is form,oil in water or water in oil emulsion,check introduction to oilfield chemicals by as well as water technology textbooks.Really you may not obtain data on their viscocity but with field expierience, you could determine when you see one.hope...
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    Calculate column efficiency

    Dionigi gave you a good solution and am sure that should solve your problem.But ensure all the parameters ae in their proper set point and no upset before you carryout your analysis.
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    Sand removal from wellstream upstream separator

    Mag,I dont fully understood your question however I guess you love to desand a stream from a subsea wellhead.Really you should think of using a sand trap(sand filter)and a better contact you can reach for good info is www.oiltest.com cos they are into this particular job in our field.
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    DECREASE IN API

    We increased the temp. of our separators to aid proper separation only to discover a drop in the API of the crude oil from 37.2-36.7,can anyone tell what to do to regain our API even at this temp. or any possible suggestion is welcome. Thanks.
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    water and oil

    I noticed that when sample is being taken from a wellhead when it is diverted to test separator that it runs pure water for not less than 5mins before oil will appear but this doesnt occur when it is flowing into high pressure separator.Can anyone explain why?
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    From cubic metre to standard cubic metre

    We transfer 400000bbl of crude oil into a storage tank at 40deg centigrade and API of 37.5.after one day, the tank temp was 35 deg centigrade and the API was 37.1. we needs to know the actual vol of the crude Can anyone help?
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    From mmScfd to m3/h

    In Okwori FPSO,we convert from mscfd to m3/h like this though we deal with oil but try it out {(mscfd value)*1000}/(35314676*24)
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    Dust Scrubbing

    you need to be specific in asking your question.hoewver,does the dust disolve in the stream and you want to disperse it
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    water content of gas

    I want to calculate thewater content of natural gas.can anyone help?

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