Amcol International Corporation

Michael R Johnson

Jeffrey J Smith

Jerald W Darlington, Jr

John Occhipinti

Michael A Berger

Elmo Robichaux, Jr

Apparatus in fluid communication with a water leg portion of a hydrocarbon-contaminated water, e.g., a water leg portion of a produced water stream or an offshore drilling or production platform sump tank for conveying water, separated from oil, into contact with non-woven fiber/particulate polymer coalescing media-containing canisters such that the hydrocarbon droplets and other organic material droplets commingled with the sump tank or produced water will be coalesced by passage through the coalescing media. The canisters preferably are provided in a plurality of stacks in each vessel. Solids that do not pass through the canisters are accumulated at the bottom of the vessel and easily drained through a drain port. The water and hydrocarbons will pass through the coalescing media within the canisters and will be separated easily from each vessel, e.g., by gravity separation, sot that the water can be conveyed back to the ocean water without contamination.

Method for removing oil from water coalescing in a polymer particle/fiber media

System in fluid communication with an oil-contaminated water supply, such as a water leg portion of an offshore drilling or production platform sump tank, for conveying the separated water into contact with an organophilic clay in a vessel maintained at an operating pressure of at least 10 psig, such that the hydrocarbons and other organic material will be adsorbed onto the organophilic clay and will be conveyed back to the ocean water without contamination.

Method for removing oil from water

Apparatus in fluid communication with a water leg portion of a hydrocarbon-contaminated water, e.g., a water leg portion of an offshore drilling or production platform sump tank for conveying water, separated from oil, into contact with organophilic media canisters such that the hydrocarbons and other organic materials commingled with the sump tank water will be adsorbed onto the organophilic media and detected by the embedded probe in selected canisters. The canisters are provided in a plurality of stacks and are in fluid communication with a header disposed at the bottom of the vessel housing the various stacks of canisters. Solids that do not pass through the canisters are accumulated at the bottom of the vessel and easily drained through a drain port. The water will pass through the media and will be conveyed back to the ocean water without contamination. At some point in time, the organophilic media will become &ldquo;spent&rdquo; and at a certain &ldquo;spent level&rdquo;, the saturated condition of the organomedia will be electronically detected by the embedded probe and alarm/control panel. The alarm indicates that the &ldquo;spent&rdquo; organophilic media should be replaced with fresh media or the spent media regenerated.

Method and apparatus for removing oil from water including monitoring of adsorbent saturation

Method for removing oil from water including monitoring of adsorbent saturation

Method and apparatus for removing oil from water including monitoring of absorbent saturation

Apparatus in fluid communication with a water leg portion of a hydrocarbon-contaminated water, e.g., a water leg portion of an offshore drilling or production platform sump tank for conveying water, separated from oil, into contact with organophilic clay cannisters such that the hydrocarbons and other organic materials commingled with the sump tank water will be adsorbed onto the organophilic clay and detected by the embedded probe in selected cannisters. The water will pass through the clay and will be conveyed back to the ocean water without contamination. At some point in time, the organophilic clay will become &ldquo;spent&rdquo; and at a certain &ldquo;spent level&rdquo;, the saturated condition of the organoclay will be electronically detected by the embedded probe and alarm/control panel. The alarm indicates that the &ldquo;spent&rdquo; organophilic clay should be replaced with fresh clay or the spent clay regenerated.

Apparatus in fluid communication with a water leg portion of an offshore drilling or production platform sump tank for conveying the separated water into contact with an organophilic clay such that the hydrocarbons and other organic materials commingled with the sump tank water will be adsorbed onto the organophilic clay and the water will pass through the clay and will be conveyed back to the ocean water without contamination.

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Mandeville, LA, United States of America

Michael R Johnson