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GUN BARREL [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

A settling tank used in separating oil and water in the field ...

CONT

After emulsified oil is heated and treated with chemicals, it is pumped into the gun barrel, where the water settles out and is drawn off, and the clean oil flows out to storage.

OBS

Gun barrels have largely been replaced by unified heater-treater equipment; however, they are still quite common, especially in older fields.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
DEF

[Réservoir] de faible diamètre et de grande hauteur servant à la décantation de l'huile, de l'eau et du gaz à leur sortie du puits.

Spanish

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