Downstream Oil and Gas Industry Solutions

As the oil and gas industry becomes more and more competitive and water resource issues become more important, advanced technologies will begin to replace less efficient and effective technologies. And technical solutions will replace single water treatment product decisions.

Siemens provides total water management for all waters used by, generated by or emanating from the petroleum and petrochemical industries. No matter what the application or global location, we have the experience and expertise to resolve your water issues.

Featured Solutions / Applications
Process Water Treatment
Wastewater Treatment
Oily Water Treatment

Featured Articles
New System Targets High Strength Organic Wastewater- originally published in September/October 2010 issue of Industrial WaterWorld.
'Green up' air and water pollutant control - reprinted from Hydrocarbon Processing
Reverse Osmosis treatment of CBM produced water continues to evolve, reprinted from Oil & Gas Journal
Biological Wastewater Treatment, reprinted from Chemical Engineering magazine
Get the Most Out of API Separators, reprinted from Chemical Engineering magazine
Advantages of Point Source Reduction of Oils and Hydrocarbons in Refining and Petrochemical Operations, reprinted from Arab Water World magazine

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Downstream Oil and Gas Industry Case Study

Salt Lake Refinery Wastewater Treatment Upgrade Passes With Flying Colors

The North Salt Lake (Utah) Refinery of Big West Oil LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Flying J Inc., needed to upgrade its wastewater treatment facilities to remain compliant with its wastewater discharge permit. The refinery had increased its throughput by more than 100% over the last 20 years without any major additions to the wastewater system. The larger wastewater flow resulted in less holding time to respond to upsets and increasing maintenance costs as a result of the refinery’s existing circular DAF unit’s age.

In 2006, refinery management decided to upgrade the 400 gpm (91 m³/hr)-treatment system. After a successful on-site pilot study, Siemens Water Technologies designed a new rectangular Folded Flow® DAF system that included an ancillary flocculation and flash mix tank. The new unit came online in May 2009.

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