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06.09.2010, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Arct1k View Post
Has to be said with all the pumping capacity I'm not sure what ther can't create negative pressure and pull water into the feeder pipe vs letting oil leak...

I can only assume that this would cause issues of separation later or the cynics could say reduced profits.
Not a bad idea. The big hurdle being getting pumps large enough for that kind of flowrate, as well as the even larger containment vessel needed to capture all of that liquid.

Its my understanding there is a fair amt of water in extracted oil anyway, so not something terribly new.
   
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