Improving the Demulsification Process of Heavy Crude Oil Emulsion through Blending with Diluent

Table 1

Properties of crude oil emulsions used for the analysis.

	Field A	Field B	Field C
Temperature (°C)	55	60	50
Production rate (m^3/day)	11,000	32,000	41,000
Viscosity (mPas^−1)	80	100	215
Residence time (hrs)	11	7	15
API gravity (°)	23	22	21
Water cut (%)	51	8	10
Demulsifier volume used (ppm)	3	18	6