Chemistry for Enhancing the Production of Oil
and Gas provides an overview of the science and
technology of the use of production chemicals to enhance and maintain
oil and gas production. Geared towards a technically trained audience,
this new book emphasizes the technical aspects of the production
management from the perspective of the upstream oil and gas industry.
The chapters describe the production environment,
problems that require chemical intervention, and thus, the need for
the thousands of difference chemicals that are in use. They will
review the important chemical and physical principles that are common
to most, if not all, of the enhancement treatments. They also discuss
aspects of the use and mechanisms of the complex chemistries that take
place with the application of flow assurance chemicals, during
stimulation (reactive chemistry and prop fracturing) and chemically
improved oil recovery, including the use of chemical tracers. A final
chapter emphasizes the importance of health, safety, and environmental
compliance in all aspects of oilfield treatments. Most of the chapters
of the book end with a section where successful chemical enhancement
or control methods have been used to solve specific production
problems.
