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

Table 2

Effect of diluent on water quality and interface for emulsions after 720 minutes.

Volume of emulsion	Volume of diluent	Field A		Field B		Field C
		Water quality	Interface	Water quality	Interface	Water quality	Interface
100	0	Dirty	Cloudy	Dirty	Cloudy	Dirty	Cloudy
98	2	Fair	Stained	Dirty	Stained	Dirty	Cloudy
96	4	Fair	Sharp	Fair	Stained	Dirty	Stained
94	6	Clean	Sharp	Fair	Sharp	Fair	Sharp
92	8	Clean	Sharp	Clean	Sharp	Clean	Sharp
90	10	Clean	Sharp	Clean	Sharp	Clean	Sharp