Sentences with crude oil dehydration
crude oil de·hy·dra·tion
C c - Crude oil contains water that must be removed to levels that meet pipeline specifications before refining into upgraded petroleum products. This process is known as crude oil dehydration.The aim of crude oil dehydration is to remove free water from the oil and then to break the oil emulsions to reduce the remaining emulsified water in the oil.Crude oil dehydration is the removal of water or water vapor from crude oil, by separating the oil from the water, often in a rotating centrifuge.