Footprint expressed as flow rate per unit area and per unit volume for four oilfiled platform-based unit operations for produced water treatment

The work conducted at was based on the advanced treatment of produced water (PW) using ceramic membrane technology, which provides high quality water for either discharge overboard or reinjection into the reservoir. Whilst there are a number of commercial membrane products available for this duty, a paucity of knowledge existed regarding both:

• the viability of the technology, specifically for offshore installations, and
• the relative performance of the candidate membrane materials.

The  project was launched in 2013 in a collaboration between Maersk Oil Qatar (MOQ), Maersk Oil Research and Technology Centre (MORTC) and the Gas Processing Center (GPC), aiming to provide quantitative information regarding the above key aspects.

Outcomes of the studies have been published in the peer-reviewed literature, as indicated.