The Savvy Separator collection and applications
Volume: 1 | Issue: 6 Computational Fluid Dynamics-Based Study of an Oilfield Separator—Part I: A Realistic Simulation Ali Pourahmadi Laleh and William Y. Svrcek, University of Calgary, and Wayne D. Monnery, Chem-Pet Process Tech Limited 17 November 2012 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=330
Volume: 1 | Issue: 6 Importance of Flow Conditioning for Separator Performance Pam Boschee 12 November 2012 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=392
Volume: 2 | Issue: 3 New Method To Estimate Surface-Separator Optimum Operating Pressures Kegang Ling, University of North Dakota; Xingru Wu, University of Oklahoma; Boyun Guo, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; and Jun He, University of North Dakota 22 April 2013 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=316
Volume: 2 | Issue: 4 Gas/Liquid Separators: Quantifying Separation Performance—Part 1 Mark Bothamley • JM Campbell/PetroSkills 22 July 2013 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=396
Volume: 2 | Issue: 4 Webinar Highlights Effects of Foam in Separators 18 July 2013 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=353
Volume: 2 | Issue: 5 Gas/Liquids Separators—Quantifying Separation Performance—Part 2 Mark Bothamley, John M. Campbell/PetroSkills 10 September 2013 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=183
Volume: 2 | Issue: 6 Challenges in the Design of Separators Pam Boschee, Oil and Gas Facilities Senior Editor 30 November 2013 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=225
Volume: 2 | Issue: 6 Gas/Liquids Separators—Quantifying Separation Performance—Part 3 Mark Bothamley, John M. Campbell/PetroSkills 16 November 2013 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=228
Volume: 3 | Issue: 2 Quantifying Separation Performance Taking Bothamley’s Work to the Next Level Ken Arnold, WorleyParsons 28 March 2014 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=216
Volume: 3 | Issue: 3 Changing Dynamics of Inflow Drive Upstream Separator Design Keefe Borden, Oil and Gas Facilities Assistant Editor 11 June 2014 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=161
Volume: 4 | Issue: 3 Savvy Separator: Design of Cyclone Separators: Internals and Liquid Levels Robert Chin, Padden Engineering 31 May 2015 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=125
Volume: 4 | Issue: 4 Savvy Separator: The Effect of Inlet Geometries on Flow Distribution Robert Chin, Padden Engineering | 01 August 2015 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=95
Volume: 4 | Issue: 5 Savvy Separator: Scrubber Debottlenecking Robert W. Chin, Padden Engineering; Victor van Asperen, FMC Technologies; J. M. Riesenberg, Chevron ETC; and Graham McVinnie, Shell Exploration and Production Co. | 27 September 2015 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=83
Volume: 4 | Issue: 6 Savvy Separator: The Ghosts of Separators Past, Present, and Future Robert Chin, Padden Engineering 24 November 2015 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=47
Volume: 5 | Issue: 1 Savvy Separator Series: The Effect of Shear on Produced Water Treatment John M. Walsh, CETCO Energy Services 01 February 2016 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=25
Volume: 5 | Issue: 2 Savvy Separator: Underperforming Gas Scrubbers: How to Fix Them and How to Avoid Them Elizabeth Morillo, Victor van Asperen, and Sander Baaren, FMC Technologies Separation Systems Inc. 23 March 2016 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=14
Volume: 5 | Issue: 3 Clear Plans, Designs Necessary for Effective Three-Phase Separation Stephen Whitfield, Oil and Gas Facilities Staff Writer 30 June 2016 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=291
Volume: 5 | Issue: 3 Savvy Separator: Introduction to CFD for Separator Design Alex Read, CD-adapco 28 June 2016 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=295
Volume: 5 | Issue: 4 Savvy Separator: Level Design and Control in Gravity Separators Richard Arntzen, Shell 23 September 2016 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=1028
Volume: 5 | Issue: 5 Savvy Separator: Taming Tower Carry-Over Ed Grave, Norman Yeh, and Juan C. Juarez, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company 01 November 2016 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=2254
Savvy Separator: Operational Troubleshooting of Separators Graeme Smith, Process Consultant, Maxoil Process Consultancy 27 January 2017 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=2574
Quantifying Oil/Water Separation Performance in Three-Phase Separators—Part 1 Mark Bothamley, Mark Bothamley Consulting LLC 22 March 2017 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=2830
The Savvy Separator: Physical Processes Behind Oil Droplet Coalescence During Water Treatment Ted Frankiewicz (SPE), SPEC Services Inc., and John Walsh (SPE), Minerals Technology Inc. 01 June 2017 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=3009
Quantifying Oil/Water Separation Performance in Three-Phase Separators—Part 2 Mark Bothamley, Mark Bothamley Consulting LLC 19 July 2017 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=2835
The Savvy Separator: The Code Implications of Retrofitting Separators Jay Stell, Schultz Process Services | 20 September 2017 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=3417
Can Oversized Separators Do More Harm Than Good? Stephen Whitfield, Senior Staff Writer 26 December 2017 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=3733
A Model for Evaluating Inlet Systems to Gas/Liquid Separators Logan Grim, Wood 04 May 2018 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=4162
Savvy Separator: Oversizing Separators—Too Much of a Good Thing? Bryan Arciero and Graeme Smith 23 May 2018 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=4229
Savvy Separator: 5 Lessons To Simplify Separator Troubleshooting Robert Chin, Padden Engineering LLC 15 August 2018 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=4488
The Savvy Separator: Lessons for Installation of Separator Internals Robert W. Chin, Padden Engineering, Peggy Lane, BP, and Victor van Asperen, TechnipFMC 03 January 2019 https://pubs.spe.org/en/ogf/ogf-article-detail/?art=4934
The Savvy Separator: A Century of Carry-Over—0.1 gal/MMscf M. Nelson 17 May 2020 https://jpt.spe.org/savvy-separator-century-carry-over01-galmmscf
Savvy Separator Educational Video Series Now Available The newly launched video series featuring speaker Bob Chin, the creator and editor of the OGF Savvy Separator Series of articles, provides a basic level of understanding of separator design and troubleshooting 14 Oct 2020
SPE Webinar: Level Design and Control in Gravity Separators Richard Arntzen, senior process engineer and principal technical expert with Shell, will be presenting an SPE Separations Technology Technical Section Webinar on 22 April. 20 Apr 2021
The Savvy Separator: Oil/Water Separation and Gas Processing Facilities—Impact of Process Flow Conditions on Level Measurements Wally Georgie 14 Jun 2021 https://jpt.spe.org/the-savvy-separator-oil-water-separation-and-gas-processing-facilities-impact-of-process-flow-conditions-on-level-measurements
Are the Separators Really at Fault? Part 1—Design Robert Chin 19 May 2024 https://jpt.spe.org/are-the-separators-really-at-fault-part-1-design
Savvy Separator: Are the Separators Really at Fault? Part 2— Installation Robert Chin, Moize Turkey 1 Jul 2024 https://jpt.spe.org/savvy-separator-are-the-separators-really-at-fault-part-2-installation
Savvy Separator: Are the Separators Really at Fault? Part 3—Instrumentation and Operations Robert Chin, Jimmie Riesenberg 24 Jul 2024 https://jpt.spe.org/savvy-separator-are-the-separators-really-at-fault-part-3-instrumentation-and-operations