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Separator

Meaning in oil, gas & mining, with examples

/ˈsepəreɪtər/nounCommon term

In oil, gas & mining, separator means: A pressure vessel at a production facility that splits the mixed flow from the wells into oil, gas and water so that each can be treated and sent on separately.

In Turkish: separatör, ayırıcı

How it is used

Separators can be two-phase (gas and liquid) or three-phase (oil, gas and water), horizontal or vertical. Operators watch separator pressure and liquid levels; a test separator measures the flow from one well at a time.

Example sentences

  1. Well K-7 is flowing through the test separator today.

  2. A high water level in the separator caused a shutdown last night.

Common collocations

  • test separator
  • three-phase separator
  • separator pressure
  • production separator
  • wellheadThe steel equipment at the top of a well, at the surface or on the seabed, that holds the casing and tubing and connects the well to valves and flowlines.
  • flow rateThe amount of oil, gas or water that flows from a well or through a pipe in a given time, such as barrels per day or cubic metres per hour.
  • flaringBurning unwanted natural gas through a tall pipe called a flare at a well site, platform or plant, either for safety or because the gas cannot be used or sold.
  • natural gasA gas fuel found underground, made mostly of methane and often found with oil. It is used for heating, cooking, power plants and as a raw material for industry.

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