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Saudi Aramco Efforts in Oily Wastewater Treatment and
Reuse
Thamer Almutairi
Wastewater Management & Water Conservation Unit
Environmental Protection Department
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Outline
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Background
Saudi Aramco Wastewater Generation
Saudi Aramco Standards & Regulations
Typical Oily Wastewater Treatment Technologies
Oily wastewater Reuse
Saudi Aramco Wastewater Re-use Plans
Conclusions
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Water Resources in Saudi Arabia
Groundwater is Valuable
in Saudi Arabia
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Renewable Freshwater Resources In Kingdom
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Types & Sources of Wastewater
SanitaryWastewater
Processing Process Area Rain Runoff
Sour Water
HydrotestWater
Associated Water
DesalterWater
Tank Bottoms
CoolingWater
PlantRejects
TankDeballasting
Wastewater
Kitchens
ToiletsLaundry
OtherDomesticActivities
IndustrialWastewater
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- Saudi Aramco is generating over 31MMCMY of oily water sewer effluents
- Saudi Aramco is generating over 47MMCMY of sanitary wastewater
Wastewaters Generation Rates
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Saudi Aramco Standards
SAES-A-104Wastewater Treatment, Reuse and Disposal
GI 151.006 Saudi Aramco Sanitary Code – Section # 2
GI – Water Conservation(Under Approval)
SAES-A-120 Regulated Vendors List for WastewaterTreatment Equipment
Wastewater Equipment SAMSS(Under Development)
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What is the Company doing?
Effective Wastewater Treatment and Disposal
Implementing a Water Conservation Program
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Typical Oily Wastewater Treatment System
Raw Influent
Screening Grit
Removal
Primary Oil Water
Separation
Primary Oil/Water Separator
• Removal of large amount of oil and suspended solids from wastewater.
• Effluent requirements are typically 100 -300 ppm oil and TSS.
• API Separator –Most Common• CPI Separator
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Raw Influent
Screening Grit
Removal
Primary Oil Water
Separation
Secondary Oil / Water Separation
Secondary Oil/Water SeparationTreatment Objectives
• Treatment objective is typically 30 to 5 ppm oil, dependent upon discharge requirements, or downstream treatment processes.
• Dissolved Air/Gas Flotation Separator (DAF or DGF Separators) –Most Common-pre-dissolves Gas in Wastewater-
• Induced Air/Gas Flotation Separator (IAF or IGF Separators) Gas is Dispersed into Small Bubbles in Wastewater.
• Walnut Shell Filter –Least Common
Typical Oily Wastewater Treatment System
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Raw Influent
Screening Grit
Removal
Primary Oil Water
Separation
Secondary Oil / Water Separation
Equalization Tank
Wastewater Equalization Tank
• Smooth out variations in flow and contaminants
• Minimize hydraulic shock loading to process equipment
Typical Oily Wastewater Treatment System
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Raw Influent
Screening Grit
Removal
Primary Oil Water
Separation
Secondary Oil / Water Separation
Equalization Tank
Biological Treatment
Biological Treatment
• In this process bacteria will react with Organic Chemicals and Nutrients in Oxygen present to produce Carbon Dioxide and Cell Mass .
• Conventional Activated Sludge • MBR• MBBR
Typical Oily Wastewater Treatment System
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Raw Influent
Screening Grit
Removal
Primary Oil Water
Separation
Secondary Oil / Water Separation
Equalization Tank
Biological Treatment
Tertiary Treatment
Further Treatment
Treated Effluent
Tertiary Treatment
• Typical Applications• Provide additional treatment to meet strict wastewater
discharge requirements.• Provide additional treatment to allow wastewater to be
reused.
• Typical Treatment Methods• Filtration Membranes• Activated Carbon
Typical Oily Wastewater Treatment System
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Reuse – New High Tech
Industrial Reuse• Combine Sanitary & Oily Wastewater• API & Walnut Shell Filters• MBR Treatment• Further Reuse
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TreatmentWastewater
RO Reject
BoilerBlowdown
Cooling Tower Blowdown
Oily Wastewater
Sanitary WW
Water Uses
Marine Disposal
Fire Water Make-up
Cooling Tower Make-up
Raw Water
IrrigationMBR
Blending
Previous Plan
PartialTreatment
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Sour WaterStripper
BoilerBlowdown
Fire Training Wastewater
Oily Wastewater
Sanitary WW
Marine Disposal
Boiler Feed Water
Irrigation
Walnut Shell Filters
MBR
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Oil Field Pressure Maintenance
Treatment to Control Oil & TSS in 100 ppm
Production Well GOSP’s Treatment
Pressure Maintenance
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Saudi Aramco Research Outcome
EcoRight technologies: New Patent Biological treatment system for oily
wastewater It is a next generation carbon-assisted
biological treatment system incorporating the use of granular activated carbon (GAC) in the aeration tank(s).
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Saudi Aramco New Projects
Refineries Projects Oily Wastewater system
Upgrade
Raw Influent
Full Treatment
RO Plants
Industrial Applications
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Implement the New Water Conservation GI
Implement the Groundwater Equation Value to new project
Oily Sewer Effluents Reuse– Oil Field Pressure Maintenance– Process Utility Water
Wastewater Reuse Plans
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Conclusions
The Company goal is to conserve valuable water resources.
The Company uses state-of-the-art processes to treat industrial and sanitary wastewater.
Typical Oily Wastewater Treatment Technologies for reuse
New Patent as outcome from the Company researches
Implement the Water Conservation Program
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Thank you …
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