Chapter 1 Petroleum Production and Separation 1
1.1 Introduction to Oil and Gas Surface Operations 1
1.2 Basic System Configuration 11
1.3 Two-Phase Oil and Gas Separation 22
1.4 Three-Phase Oil,Gas and Water Separation 31
Chapter 2 Oil and Produced Water Treating 42
2.1 Emulsion Treating 42
2.2 Crude Oil Treating Systems 51
2.3 Produced-Water Treating Systems（1） 61
2.4 Produced-Water Treating Systems（2） 71
Chapter 3 Natural Gas Origin and Transportation 80
3.1 Natural Gas Origin and Composition（1） 80
3.2 Natural Gas Origin and Composition（2） 88
3.3 Gas Transportation（1） 97
3.4 Gas Transportation（2） 106
Chapter 4 Natural Gas Separation 116
4.1 The Basics of Natural Gas Processing 116
4.2 Gravity Separation 125
4.3 Multistage Separation 135
4.4 Natural Gas Liquids Recovery 143
Chapter 5 Acid Natural Gas Treating 153
5.1 Acid Gas Treating（1） 153
5.2 Acid Gas Treating（2） 162
5.3 Acid Gas Treating（3） 171
Chapter 6 Natural Gas Transportation 180
6.1 Raw Gas Transmission 180
6.2 Hydrate Prevention Techniques 190
6.3 Natural Gas Dehydration 200
6.4 Wax Treatment 210
6.5 Natural Gas Compression 219
Chinese Translation and Key to Exercises 229
References 331