Preliminary Program subject to change
TA010 Desalting Tutorial
OverviewDesalter operation has a direct impact on crude column overhead corrosion control, metals content in conversion unit feed, and refinery waste water treatment. Heavier, higher metals and sulfur content crude oils are now frequently processed in many refineries. Finding ways to improve desalter performance has become a high priority in most refineries. At the same time, the processing of opportunity crude oils has made desalter operation more challenging. This session will concentrate on papers describing aspects of basic desalter operation. Papers are invited which cover best practices in current desalter vessel design, equipment, and operating strategies.
Primary SponsorTopical A: 9th Topical Conference on Refinery Processing (TA)

Chair

Larry Kremer
Engineer
Baker Petrolite
12645 West Airport Blvd.
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Phone Number: 281-276-5893
Fax Number: 281-276-5491
Email: Larry.Kremer@bakerpetrolite.com

CoChair

Andrew B. Woodside
Research Scientist
ConocoPhillips Company
4517 RW 1000 S. Pine
P. O. Box 1267
Ponca City, OK 74602-1267
Phone Number: 580-767-3387
Fax Number: 580-767-6782
Email: Andrew.B.Woodside@conocophillips.com
Developing Crude Pre-Treating Programs to Improve Downstream Operations
Sandra N. Garcia-Swofford and Tony Potter, Downstream, Nalco Company, 7705 Hwy 90A, Sugar Land, TX 77478
Solids Handling in Crude Oil
Alan Goliaszewski, David Engel, Cato McDaniel and Harold Eggert, GE Water & Process Technologies, 9669 Grogans Mill Road, The Woodlands, TX 77380
Controlling Quality Variations in the Feed to Desalters
Larry Kremer, Baker Petrolite, 12645 West Airport Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77478

Topical A: 9th Topical Conference on Refinery Processing