Oil bailed from the deposit is collected at the surface in a collecting station which consists of separators and containers. In the separators the liquid phase is separated from the gas phase. The gas phase can be re-injected by compressor into the oil well to increase the pressure or it can be dispatched to the consumers through a gas conduit as natural gas.
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