| 摘要 |
<p>A method of separating oil, water and sand in a production fluid. The production fluid is fed through a downhole liquid/liquid hydrocyclone (9). An oil enriched stream from the hydrocyclone (9) is pumped to the surface, while an oil depleted stream is fed to a downhole solid/liquid hydrocyclone (12). Here, the bulk of the solids are separated from the water, so that water which is substantially free of solids can be transported to a downhole disposal site (14).</p> |
