The present invention relates to systems for treating process water and sea water for secondary
recovery in oil wells. In this situation, the present invention provides a
hybrid system for treating
produced water and sea water to be re-injected into a
subsea oil reservoir, comprising (i) at least one inlet for the water to be treated, (ii) at least two treatment modules (20), each module comprising (ii-a) at least one set of micro /
ultrafiltration membranes (20a, 20b, 20c) suitable for removing oils and solids from the water being treated, or (ii-b) at least one set of
nanofiltration membranes (20a, 20b, 20c) suitable for removing sulphate ions from the water being treated, and (iii) at least one outlet for the
treated water. The volume of water to be treated is led to a treatment module (20) comprising micro /
ultrafiltration membranes or to a
water treatment module comprising
nanofiltration membranes, depending on the quality of the water, with regard to the oil and
solid content or to the
sulphate ion content. The present invention further provides a
hybrid water treatment method associated with the above-mentioned
system. Thus, the present invention provides a
system and method for treating sea water and
produced water, allowing the
produced water to be re- injected without requiring an additional
treatment system on the platform. Other advantages of the present invention include reduced oil
discharge into the sea and reduced mounting, operation and maintenance costs, in comparison with an additional system on the sea installation.