OIL MONITORING SYSTEM

摘要

A monitoring system is configured to detect a threshold amount of petroleum in a storm water-based fluid of an oil handling facility. For instance, the storm water-based fluid can be drained from a floating roof of a petroleum storage tank, a diked area, or a retention pond.

主权项

1. A method of monitoring for a presence of hydrocarbons among group of hydrocarbons in a fluid discharged from a location of an oil handling facility, the group of hydrocarbons including diesel/fuel oil, lube oil, motor oil, hydraulic oil, jet fuel, mineral oil, and crude oil, the method comprising the steps of:
directing a fluid from the location of the oil handling facility and into a fluid flow separation chamber; causing the fluid to flow from an inlet of the fluid flow separation chamber to an outlet of the fluid flow separation chamber; sensing the fluid proximate to the outlet of the fluid flow separation chamber for the presence of the hydrocarbons; and when the sensing step detects the presence of a threshold amount of the hydrocarbons in the fluid, closing a valve at a location between the roof and the outlet of the fluid flow separation chamber, thereby preventing further flow of the fluid from the floating roof to the outlet of the fluid flow separation chamber.