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Flow Assurance

  • 1st Edition - June 23, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Qiwei Wang
  • Language: English

Petroleum engineers search through endless sources to understand oil and gas chemicals, find problems, and discover solutions while operations are becoming more unconventional an… Read more

Description

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.

Key features

  • Offers full range of oilfield production chemistry issues, including chapters focused on hydrate and organic deposition control, liquid blockage mitigation, and abiotic and microbially influenced corrosion prevention
  • Gain effective control on problems and mitigation strategies from industry list of experts and contributors
  • Delivers both up to date research developments and practical applications, bridging between theory and practice

Readership

Production Engineers; reservoir engineers; completion engineers; petroleum engineers; oilfield chemists

Table of contents

1. Gas Hydrate Management

2. Paraffin Control

3. Asphaltene Prevention

4. Naphthenate and Carboxylate Soaps Treatment

5. Inorganic Scale Management

6. Sand Consolidation

7. Condensate and Water Blockage Removal

8. Foam Assisted Liquid Lift

9. Corrosion Inhibition

10. Microbial Control

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 23, 2022
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Qiwei Wang

Qiwei Wang is a research science consultant at Research & Development Center of Saudi Aramco, specialized in oilfield chemistry and treatment chemicals with more than 25 years of industrial experience. He is the recipient of NACE International Technical Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to the industry. Qiwei is active in professional societies by serving on technical committees, organizing workshops, and chairing symposia. He has issued more than 180 technical publications and 30 US patents. Qiwei earned a BEng in chemical engineering from Taiyuan Institute of Technology in China, an MEng in material sciences from Harbin Institute of Technology in China, an MSc in chemistry from the University of Ryukyus in Japan, and a PhD in chemical oceanography from Texas A&M University.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Scientist, Saudi Arabia

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