Petroleum engineers search through endless sources to understand oil and gas chemicals, find problems, and discover solutions while operations are becoming more unconventional and driving towards more sustainable practices. The Oil and Gas Chemistry Management
Series brings an all-inclusive suite of tools to cover all the sectors of oil and gas chemicals from drilling to production, processing, storage, and transportation. The second reference in the series, Flow Assurance, delivers the critical chemical oilfield basics while also covering latest research developments and practical solutions. Organized by the type of problems and mitigation methods, this reference allows the engineer to fully understand how to effectively control chemistry issues, make sound decisions, and mitigate challenges ahead. Basics include root cause, model prediction and laboratory simulation of the major chemistry related challenges during oil and gas productions, while more advanced discussions cover the chemical and non-chemical mitigation strategies for more efficient, safe and sustainable operations.
Supported by a list of contributing experts from both academia and industry, Flow Assurance brings a necessary reference to bridge petroleum chemistry operations from theory into safer and cost-effective practical applications.
1. 1.1: Introduction - p. 1 2. 1.2: Fundamentals of hydrate - p. 3 3. 1.3: Hydrate formation - p. 10 4. 1.4: Hydrate management in production systems - p. 11 5. 1.5: Temperature control - p. 27 6. 1.6: Chemical inhibition - p. 36 7. 1.7: Dehydration - p. 64 8. 1.8: Hydrate remediation - p. 66 9. 1.9: Case studies - p. 69 10. 1.10: Summary - p. 77 11. Nomenclature - p. 77 12. Chapter 2 Paraffin management - p. 85 13. 2.1: History of paraffin management developments - p. 85 14. 2.2: Crude oil and paraffin chemistry - p. 88 15. 2.3: Paraffin analysis and crude oil characterization - p. 91 16. 2.4: Paraffin deposition - p. 103 17. 2.5: Pour point/crude oil gelling problems - p. 153 18. 2.6: Case histories - p. 165 19. 2.7: Summary - p. 175 20. Nomenclature - p. 176 21. Chapter 3 Asphaltene management - p. 185 22. Chapter 4 Naphthenate and carboxylate soap treatment - p. 227 23. Chapter 5 Inorganic mineral scale mitigation - p. 287 24. 5.1: Introduction - p. 287 25. 5.2: Basic principles of inorganic scale formation - p. 293 26. 5.3: Scale prediction - p. 311 27. 5.4: Scale control - p. 323 28. 5.5: Scale inhibitor squeeze - p. 372 29. 5.6: Scale remediation - p. 412 30. 5.7: Summary - p. 426 31. Nomenclature - p. 426 32. Chapter 6 Sand control completion using in-situ resin consolidation - p. 443 33. Chapter 7 Condensate and water blocking removal - p. 503 34. Chapter 8 Foam-assisted liquid lift - p. 541 35. Chapter 9 Corrosion inhibition - p. 609 36. 9.1: Corrosion inhibitors - p. 609 37. 9.2: Mechanism of corrosion inhibition - p. 612 38. 9.3: Measurement of corrosion inhibition - p. 617 39. 9.4: Oilfield corrosion inhibitor chemistry examples - p. 619 40. 9.5: Molecular modeling of corrosion inhibitors - p. 619 41. 9.6: Corrosion inhibitor performance evaluation - p. 637 42. 9.7: Corrosion rate measurement techniques - p. 654 43. 9.8: Additional performance evaluations - p. 662 44. 9.9: Surface characterization - p. 666 45. 9.10: Compatibility tests - p. 668 46. 9.11: Field performance evaluation - p. 675 47. 9.12: Case studies - p. 680 48. 9.13: Summary - p. 689 49. Acknowledgments - p. 691 50. Nomenclature - p. 691 51. Chapter 10 Microbial control - p. 709 52. Index - p. 775
Petroleum engineers search through endless sources to understand oil and gas chemicals, find problems, and discover solutions while operations are becoming more unconventional and driving towards more sustainable practices. The Oil and Gas Chemistry Management
Series brings an all-inclusive suite of tools to cover all the sectors of oil and gas chemicals from drilling to production, processing, storage, and transportation. The second reference in the series, Flow Assurance, delivers the critical chemical oilfield basics while also covering latest research developments and practical solutions. Organized by the type of problems and mitigation methods, this reference allows the engineer to fully understand how to effectively control chemistry issues, make sound decisions, and mitigate challenges ahead. Basics include root cause, model prediction and laboratory simulation of the major chemistry related challenges during oil and gas productions, while more advanced discussions cover the chemical and non-chemical mitigation strategies for more efficient, safe and sustainable operations.
Supported by a list of contributing experts from both academia and industry, Flow Assurance brings a necessary reference to bridge petroleum chemistry operations from theory into safer and cost-effective practical applications.
1. 1.1: Introduction - p. 1 2. 1.2: Fundamentals of hydrate - p. 3 3. 1.3: Hydrate formation - p. 10 4. 1.4: Hydrate management in production systems - p. 11 5. 1.5: Temperature control - p. 27 6. 1.6: Chemical inhibition - p. 36 7. 1.7: Dehydration - p. 64 8. 1.8: Hydrate remediation - p. 66 9. 1.9: Case studies - p. 69 10. 1.10: Summary - p. 77 11. Nomenclature - p. 77 12. Chapter 2 Paraffin management - p. 85 13. 2.1: History of paraffin management developments - p. 85 14. 2.2: Crude oil and paraffin chemistry - p. 88 15. 2.3: Paraffin analysis and crude oil characterization - p. 91 16. 2.4: Paraffin deposition - p. 103 17. 2.5: Pour point/crude oil gelling problems - p. 153 18. 2.6: Case histories - p. 165 19. 2.7: Summary - p. 175 20. Nomenclature - p. 176 21. Chapter 3 Asphaltene management - p. 185 22. Chapter 4 Naphthenate and carboxylate soap treatment - p. 227 23. Chapter 5 Inorganic mineral scale mitigation - p. 287 24. 5.1: Introduction - p. 287 25. 5.2: Basic principles of inorganic scale formation - p. 293 26. 5.3: Scale prediction - p. 311 27. 5.4: Scale control - p. 323 28. 5.5: Scale inhibitor squeeze - p. 372 29. 5.6: Scale remediation - p. 412 30. 5.7: Summary - p. 426 31. Nomenclature - p. 426 32. Chapter 6 Sand control completion using in-situ resin consolidation - p. 443 33. Chapter 7 Condensate and water blocking removal - p. 503 34. Chapter 8 Foam-assisted liquid lift - p. 541 35. Chapter 9 Corrosion inhibition - p. 609 36. 9.1: Corrosion inhibitors - p. 609 37. 9.2: Mechanism of corrosion inhibition - p. 612 38. 9.3: Measurement of corrosion inhibition - p. 617 39. 9.4: Oilfield corrosion inhibitor chemistry examples - p. 619 40. 9.5: Molecular modeling of corrosion inhibitors - p. 619 41. 9.6: Corrosion inhibitor performance evaluation - p. 637 42. 9.7: Corrosion rate measurement techniques - p. 654 43. 9.8: Additional performance evaluations - p. 662 44. 9.9: Surface characterization - p. 666 45. 9.10: Compatibility tests - p. 668 46. 9.11: Field performance evaluation - p. 675 47. 9.12: Case studies - p. 680 48. 9.13: Summary - p. 689 49. Acknowledgments - p. 691 50. Nomenclature - p. 691 51. Chapter 10 Microbial control - p. 709 52. Index - p. 775
