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basic sediment and water [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrochemistry
DEF

The water and other extraneous material present in crude oil.

CONT

Usually, the BS&W content must be quite low before a pipeline will accept the oil for delivery to a refinery. The amount acceptable depends on a number of factors but may run from less thant 5 percent to small fractions of a percent.

Key term(s)
  • sediments and water
  • water and sediments

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie du pétrole
DEF

Eau et autres matières étrangères contenues dans le pétrole brut.

Spanish

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