Technical Insights

Practical operating questions from our group technical archive. Apply these guides alongside site data, approved procedures and project-specific engineering review.

Why Is Desalted Crude Salt High When the Water Result Looks Normal?

A step-by-step guide to troubleshooting high salt in desalted crude when the water result appears normal, covering sampling, wash water, mixing, temperature and crude changes.

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When the Desalter Interface Will Not Stay Stable

A practical refinery guide to diagnosing unstable oil-water interface in crude-oil electrostatic desalters without treating a single instrument reading as the whole process.

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Desalter package selection guide β†’