Overview

Increasing water break-through in maturing oil-wells and the need to develop less accessible oil deposits has lead to steadily growing consumption of well management and production chemicals. This, together with higher performance requirements of chemical formulations and increasing restriction of chemical choice due to environmental constraints, make this industry a highly challenging one. However, reward for success can be high, and the combined chemical and service value of this market has been estimated to be worth billions. This work covers a range of subjects concerned with the application of chemistry in the drilling for, handling of, and transportation of crude oil. Aimed at the interface between chemistry and engineering, where cost considerations are of vital importance, the book addresses developments over the past few years, both technical and commercial, with particular reference to the emergence of alliances between oil producers and major supply and service companies. It concentrates on those topics such as environmental issues, reservoir souring and analytical developments, where there is an immediate need for innovation.

Full Product Details

Author:   Paul H Ogden ,  Lesley Cookson
Publisher:   Royal Society of Chemistry
Imprint:   Royal Society of Chemistry
Volume:   v. 211
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780854047727

ISBN 10:   0854047727
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   29 January 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Worldwide Oilfield Chemicals Market Review; The Changing World of Upstream Oil and Gas: Implications for Oilfield Chemicals; Alliances - The Operator's View; How to Lead an Elephant: A Chemist's View of Quality Management; The Development of a Silicate-based Drilling Fluid; Mechanism of Shale Inhibition by Polyglycol Water-based Muds and the Development of Improved Additives Through Combined Use of Experimental and Molecular Modelling Techniques; The Unique Chemistry of Polyglycols; Thermoassociative Water-soluble Polymers; Drilling and Well Chemicals and Their Environmental Impacts; Oil Well Cement Grouts Modified with Polymer Dispersions; Chemical Adaptation and Deployment Strategies of Water and Gas Shut-off Systems; Foam Treatment Against Unwanted Gas Production in Oil Producers; Waxes, Asphaltenes and Hydrates - A Unified Approach to Modelling Solids Deposition; Examining the Natural Abstraction of Hydrogen Sulphide in Reservoir Environments; An Experimental Study of the Reactivity and Selectivity of Novel Polymeric 'Triazine-Type' H2S Scavengers; Determination of Moisture Content of Sour Hydrocarbons in Upstream Petroleum Products Using Gas Chromatography; Analysis of Oilfield Chemicals by Electrospray - Mass Spectrometry II; The Specific Analysis of Oilfield Chemicals and Polymeric Additivies Using MALDITOF Mass Spectrometry; Application of Pyrolysis Techniques to Fingerprint Oilfield Treatment Chemicals; Surface Analysis and the Chemistry of Oilfield Chemicals; Physical and Chemical Characterisation of Saudi Arabian Crude Oil Emulsions; Investigations into the Potential for Invert Emulsion Squeeze Technology; Subject Index.

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