Best way to filter water out of oil when pumping in oceans?

[tyler f]

Please, it's a big issue for me.

 

[MilConDoin]

First: Build a well around your oil, so that the pump doesn't try to pump the ocean dry.
After that, if you still have some water in there, simply add a small tank, prefilled with one bucket of water, to the line. If that tank isn't enough, your pump seems to still tap into the ocean, so patch that hole.

 

[RedBoss]

interesting. i'm using fuel now and the larger oil wells i've pumped have all been on land. i suppose getting respiration on a helm or making air pockets below the surface and using scaffolds to "frame" the oil away from the water would work. I haven't used scaffolds but i believe that you can just click the original block to make a vertical structure. it would make blocking the water off easier i believe ;P

 

[MrZwij]

Scaffolds should probably work (hadn't thought of that ... nice ). You can also encase the column of oil with a gravity-affected block like sand or gravel.

 

[TheSirusKing]

Gregtech Advanced pump.
Had to say it.
Although you will need to update GT if you have it, its fairly new in the Release.

 

[abculatter_2]

Gregtech Advanced pump.
Had to say it.
Although you will need to update GT if you have it, its fairly new in the Release.

And there's also a few other additions, such as a new canning machine which is now required for filling cells with items.

 

[TheSirusKing]

And there's also a few other additions, such as a new canning machine which is now required for filling cells with items.

And a neat Wiremill that is Efficiency + 1

 

[AlanEsh]

I just build a casing around the well from sea floor to surface; takes care of most of the problems. The gregtech advanced pump might be nice, if I could find more than "hey this got added" information on it. *sigh*

 

[Peppe]

Do the TE portable tanks or BC glass tanks only accept one type of liquid once they are started?

If so, using 2 tanks let some water and some oil accumulate in each.

When the water one is full use a gate to pump out a little and void it.

When the oil one is full pump it onto its next destination.

This should ensure your 'filter' tanks always have the right fluid in them.