Applications n Refinery processing

n Desalting

Features and benefi ts n Enables effective processing of opportunity/challenged crudes, such as high-solids crudes, heavy crudes, shale oil, and Canadian crudes

– Maximize profit opportunities

n Facilitates emulsion resolution

– Improves desalter efficiency and operating flexibility

n Delivers de-oiled solids heavy enough to allow proper wastewater treatment plant separation

– Provides oil-free, quality effluent with maximum oil-free solids removed

n Decreases fouling in hot crude preheat, furnaces, and subsequent refinery operations

– Cuts energy and maintenance costs

n Lessens upsets that lead to downstream corrosion

– Reduces maintenance costs

n Reduces solids and metals that can poison downstream refinery catalysts

– Enhances catalyst life – Decreases catalyst costs

n Removes metals that downgrade product quality

– Increases product profit margin

The Challenge: Increase removal of solids and contaminants from crude oils during the desalting processWhat is the most critical challenge for removing solids from crudes today? New crude oils, with a higher mass content of solids and smaller particle sizes, have become common within refi nery feed slates. These solids can stabilize emulsions and upset the desalter, causing temporary loss of performance. This diminished performance can then translate into undesirable consequences for downstream oil and wastewater processes, and add to the refi nery maintenance burden.

For more than 40 years, refi ners have struggled with managing solids during the desalting process. Refi ners want to increase solids removal; they want it done faster and more effi ciently, and with the growing trend toward processing heavier, high-solids crude oils, the need to manage those solids is greater than ever.

Solids in crude oils can signifi cantly impact a refi ner’s bottom line. When present in the crude, these constituents can cause issues, including fouling of crude tanks and downstream equipment; desalter unit upsets; increased energy use; catalyst deactivation; and downgraded product value. Poor desalter operation can also strain wastewater treatment systems and lead to non-compliance issues.

The Solution: Baker Hughes JETTISON solids release technologyBakers Hughes JETTISON™ solids release agents (SRA) represent a true breakthrough in solids management. JETTISON SRA removes oil from solids; releasing solids from the emulsion/interface into the brine, which remains oil-free. In addition, refi ners experience better operational fl exibility and improved throughput, along with reduced maintenance, energy and catalyst costs, while maintaining product value. Effective solids management enables refi ners to maximize their profi t opportunities by being able to successfully process challenging crude oils.

JETTISON Solids Release TechnologyBreakthrough in solids management within the desalting process

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Before JETTISON SRA – solids build up in rag layer

After JETTISON SRA – oil-free solids released into effluent brine water

JETTISON SRA moves solids to the water

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Achieving a high degree of increased solids removal requires a holistic approach. JETTISON SRA technology is part of a larger platform of tools and technologies known as the Baker Hughes Crude Oil Management™ program, because Baker Hughes doesn’t only treat the symptoms at the desalter. A successful approach begins with crude oil receipts, includes the impact of slops and rerun, and continues downstream to encompass the desalting process.

The Baker Hughes Crude Oil Management approach is aimed at providing the best feedstock preparation possible, so as to maximize refi nery utilization and profi tability. The new JETTISON SRA technology is the latest addition to the crude oil processing toolbox, enabling refi ners to take full advantage of attractively-priced opportunity crude oils.

Effi cient solids management is no longer a wish, it is a fact.

To learn how our JETTISON solids release agents can help improve your refi nery profi tability, contact your local Baker Hughes representative or visit www.bakerhughes.com/solidsremoval .

Before JETTISON SRA – solids build up in rag layer

After JETTISON SRA – oil-free solids released into effluent brine water

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