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Petroleum vs Desander - What's the difference?

petroleum | desander |

As nouns the difference between petroleum and desander

is that petroleum is petroleum while desander is a piece of equipment used in the petroleum industry to remove sand (defined as particles greater than or equal to 74 microns) from the drilling fluid it is part of the solid control equipment designed to remove harmful solids from the fluid for trouble-free operations.

petroleum

English

(wikipedia petroleum)

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface.

    • Synonyms

    * oil * gas * gasoline * petroil * petrol

    Derived terms

    * packaged petroleum product * petroleum coke * petroleum ether * petroleum jelly * petroleum spirit

    Related terms

    * (l)

    desander

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A piece of equipment used in the petroleum industry to remove sand (defined as particles greater than or equal to 74 microns) from the drilling fluid. It is part of the solid control equipment designed to remove harmful solids from the fluid for trouble-free operations.