Heater-Treater definition
Heater-Treater means a unit that heats the reservoir fluid to break oil/water emulsions and to reduce the oil viscosity. The water is then typically removed by using gravity to allow the water to separate from the oil.
Heater-Treater means a unit that heats the reservoir fluid from an oil or natural gas well to break oil/water emulsions and to reduce the oil viscosity, so that the oil and water can be gravimetrically separated.