Inventors:
Albert G. Franklin - Conroe TX
International Classification:
B01D 2124
Abstract:
Apparatus and methods for treatment of oil-containing water before discharge into a surrounding body of water from an offshore structure includes the use of an oil sump, an inlet pipe, an oil collection tube and an oil discharge tube, all carried by and within a caisson, with the oil sump having a side wall extending above the vapor/oil interface formed within the caisson.