Produced-water conditioning
Assess dissolved-gas reduction ahead of further treatment, reinjection or another defined water-management route. The intended use establishes the relevant outlet requirements.
PRODUCED WATER / SOUR-WATER CONDITIONING
H₂S removal from produced water
SAC develops treatment approaches for sour produced water, connecting mechanical gas transfer, a defined gas-handling route and application-specific chemical polishing where required.
Discuss your applicationTHE OPERATING CHALLENGE
Treat the water and account for the gas
Dissolved hydrogen sulfide adds another treatment requirement to water containing oil, emulsions and suspended solids. Its behaviour changes with the water chemistry and operating conditions. A useful solution must address the required water quality and what happens to the gas removed from the liquid. Equipment selection therefore starts with representative feed information, the downstream process and the available gas-handling interfaces.
THE SAC APPROACH
Mechanical transfer within a connected treatment train
Mechanical stripping or degassing promotes contact between water and a gas phase so dissolved H₂S can transfer out of the liquid. Contact area, residence time and the difference between liquid and gas conditions influence this transfer. The configuration must also accommodate the oil and solids in the actual produced-water feed, rather than relying on results obtained with clean water.
Transferred H₂S remains part of the overall process. SAC considers the gas collection and management route alongside the water-treatment equipment, with defined connections to the facility’s gas treatment or disposal systems. This interface is part of the engineering scope, not an assumption that stripping destroys the contaminant. The scope described here concerns water conditioning; treatment of a sour-gas stream requires a separate process assessment.
Where the target water quality requires an additional finishing step, application-specific chemical polishing can be evaluated after mechanical transfer. Compatibility, residual treatment products and downstream requirements guide that decision. SAC connects feed review, equipment selection and application testing to establish the treatment sequence and operating basis. Removal targets and chemical requirements are determined for the application.
WHERE IT FITS
Integrated separation systems
Coordinate gas transfer with oil and solids removal so the stages work around a common feed specification and treatment objective.
Existing-plant evaluation
Review an operating treatment train for suitable integration points, gas-handling connections, monitoring requirements and possible polishing needs before defining a modification.
START THE TECHNICAL DISCUSSION
Make the requirement
clear from the start.
Share the operating basis so SAC can frame a focused evaluation and supply scope.
Contact SAC- What are the inlet H₂S conditions and required treated-water quality?
- What are the flow range, pressure, temperature, pH and salinity?
- How much oil, suspended solids and emulsion loading is present?
- Which facility systems can receive the separated gas stream?
- What sampling, application testing and downstream compatibility checks are required?
COMMON QUESTIONS
Does stripping destroy hydrogen sulfide?
No. Stripping transfers dissolved gas from water into a gas phase. The receiving gas route and its treatment or disposal interfaces must form part of the complete process design.
Is chemical polishing always needed?
The feed, outlet target and downstream compatibility determine whether a finishing step is appropriate. Application testing helps establish that scope; a mechanical approach does not automatically mean chemical-free operation.
Does H₂S removal also remove oil and salinity?
Gas transfer addresses dissolved gases. Oil, solids and salt requirements need their own treatment assessment. A connected train may combine several processes, each with a defined duty.
Bring us the operating challenge.
Tell us about the fluid, system constraints and required outcome. SAC will use these to define the next technical and commercial discussion.
Discuss your requirements