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2 Process overview


          The following illustration gives a simplified overview of the typical oil and gas
          production process

                     Production
            Production              Gas compressors    Metering and  Export
            Wellheads  and Test                          storage
                      Manifolds
                                LP            HP
                                                           Gas
                                                           Meter     Pig   Gas
                                                                    Launcher  Pipeline



                                                                     Pig   Oil
                                    Production Separators           Launcher  Pipeline
                              1 stage
                                                                          Tanker
                                                                          Loading
                                            2 stage
                                                             Crude  Oil
                                                   ø         pump  Meter



                                       Water treatment

                                      Test Separator
                                                         Oil Storage



                                      Drilling           Utility systems (selected)

                                                                      Power Generation
             Injection  Injection
              wells  manifold
                            Water injection                            Instrument Air
                               pump   Mud and Cementing

                                                                      Potable Water
                             Gas injection
                             compressor
                                                                       Firefighting
                                                                        systems
                                                                        HVAC

                        Figure 1. Oil and gas production overview

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