The Superior Oil Company Dehydrates with ALCOA ACTIVATED ALUMINA at Lake Creek Field
Dehydrating unit at The Superior Oil Company's Lake Creek Fieltl plant. Each tower is charged ivith approximately 13+000 Ibif. of ALCOA Activated Alumina.
T h e two 35-foot towers shown in the photograph dehydrate approximately 4 0 million standard cubic feet of wet gas per day. Each tower is charged with 13,000 lbs. of ALCOA Activated* Alumina. T h e gas is dried, on 8-hour cycles, t o a dew point of minus 30° F . T h e operating pressure is 1550 psig.
this one, doing a steady, reliable dehydrating j o b . It is this day-in and day-out reliability that makes ALCOA Activated Alumina a n economical desiccant. It has high resistance to crushing, shock and abrasion . . . docs not soften, swell or disintegrate even when immersed in water.
The wet gas is dehydrated after it has been passed through horizontal separators, but before i t is fed t o absorbers.
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Throughout the Petroleum Industry, you'll find ALCOA Activated Alumina installations similar to ^Registered Trade-Mark,
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ALCOA C H E M I C A L S
ALUMINAS AND FLUORIDES
ACTIVATED
ALUMINAS
ALUMINUM
V O L U M E
2 7,
·
CALCINED
FLUORIDE
NO.
25
·
ALUMINAS
SODIUM
»
·
FLUORIDE
JUNE
LOW SODA ·
2 0,
ALUMINAS
SODIUM
1949
ACID
·
TABULAR
FLUORIDE
·
ALUMINAS
FLUOBORIC
·
ACID
HYDRATED ·
ALUMINAS
CRYOLITE
1813
