Originally Posted by
KPHMPH
Flowback, which is before produced water. Suuuuper sour, like 4% which is instant death.
I didn’t know water could saturate to 40,000ppm, doesn’t have the buffering capacity.
Also the gas won’t be liberated until there’s massive turbulence, heat or chemically. Since I’m assuming you’re a tanker or vac truck with a pump, you can’t handle anything hotter than 80-90 per procedure. Am I wrong?
Are you thinking like 400ppm? Still will drop you, but not instant death.
I don’t doubt the producer gas from the separators are 4%. That’s nasty.
I’ve worked in facilities with 2%, 35% and most recently 14%. All produced gas numbers, the water after 3 phase separation was almost wiped out. Like under 20ppm.
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