MECHANICAL CRUDE EMULSION TREATERS (HVF)

ATLAS Mechanical Crude Emulsion Treaters utilize industry proven treating principles in achieving customer oil dehydration specifications.

Our standard product line of HVF treaters utilizes a horizontal vessel configuration with a vertical fluid flow pattern. These versatile workhorses feature a large firebox design, a free water section and a broad emulsion coalescing section. The ATLAS HVF treater is adaptable to 3 different gas handling configurations depending on the customer specified GOR.

The custom designed front end heating section directs the fluid flow around and away from the firetubes to the free water section of the treater. This minimizes the duty required to heat the emulsion which leads to improved heat transfer efficiency. The initial downward vertical flow pattern also minimizes solids deposition on the firetubes with a majority of the solids separation taking place prior to the emulsion passing over the firetubes. For Emulsion streams with high quantities of suspended solids we offer an optional desand system, both manual and automated.

The coalescing “quiet section” of the treater utilizes static mechanical coalescing separation technology to effectively polish the emulsion to final “clean oil spec”.

For difficult to treat Crude Oil, ATLAS utilizes lab fluid analysis to determine if customer “clean oil” specifications can be met with one of our numerous standard treater  designs. As required, our engineering staff can customize an oil dehydration unit to meet customer specific requirements.

Model	Nominal Shell Size Diameter OD (ft)	Shell Length S/S (ft)	Nominal Oil Capacity (bbls/d)	Nominal Water Capacity (bbls/d)	Nominal Gas Capacity 1 a	Nominal Gas Capacity 2 b	Nominal Gas Capacity 3 c
HVF-0620-75-M	6	20	1700	1650	0.5	1.1	N/A
HVF-0820-75-M	8	20	2300	2850	1	1.7	2.5
HVF-0830-75-M	8	30	3500	4200	1	1.7	2.5
HVF-1025-75-M	10	25	3700	5800	2.2	2.8	3.6
HVF-1030-75-M	10	30	4400	6900	2.2	2.8	3.6
HVF-1035-75-M	10	35	5100	7900	2.2	2.8	3.6
HVF-1040-75-M	10	40	5800	8900	2.2	2.8	3.6
HVF-1050-75-M	10	50	7200	11000	2.2	2.8	3.6
HVF-1240-75-M	12	40	7200	14000	2.2	4	5.8
HVF-1250-75-M	12	50	8700	17000	2.2	4	5.8
HVF-1260-75-M	12	60	10400	20000	2.2	4	5.8
HVF-1270-75-M	12	70	12200	23000	2.2	4	5.8

^a No Gas Dome

^b Std. Gas Dome

^c 2 ph. Inlet Gas Dome

Notes:

Capacities listed are general guidelines only.

Capacities will vary depending on: Inlet Temp, Operating Pressure, Operating Temperature,

°API of the Oil, Emulsion %, Free Water, Water:Oil ΔS.G. , Retention Times, Chemical,

Coalescing Medium, Oil-Water Ratio, GOR & Other Factors not listed.