Production Chemicals for the Oil and Gas Industry (Hardcover)

~ Malcolm Kelland (Author)

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This comprehensive text discusses a wide variety of production chemicals used by the oil and gas industry for down-hole and topside applications both onshore and offshore. The author reviews all past and present classes of production chemicals, providing numerous difficult-to-obtain references, especially SPE papers and patents. Unlike other texts that focus on how products perform in the field, this book focuses on the specific structures of chemicals that are known to deliver the required or desired performance, which is much more useful to research and development staff. Where known, it also details the environmental aspects of the chemicals discussed.

About the Author

University of Stavanger, Norway

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (June 25, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1420092901
• ISBN-13: 978-1420092905
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #100,623 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Production Chemicals for the Oil and Gas Industry, August 18, 2009

By	Oilfield Chemist (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This book covers the entire area of oilfield chemistry with the exception of drilling, cementing and fracturing chemicals.
The book starts with a discussion of environmental regulations and green chemical alternatives. Individual chapters then include discussions of chemicals proposed and used in:
Water and Gas Control, Scale Control, Asphaltene Control, Acid Stimulation, Sand Control, Naphthenic Acid Scale Control, Production Corrosion Control, Gas hydrate Control, Wax Control, Demulsifiers, Foam, Flocculants, Hydrogen Sulfide Scavengers and Oxygen Scavengers, Biocides and Drag reducing agents.
The emphasis of the discussions is on the chemicals and there are hundreds of chemical structures that illustrate the text. Some very useful information is provided on mechanisms of action and on physical application of the chemicals. The very extensive reference list that accompanies each chapter includes many patent citations (issued as well as applications). This provides a very comprehensive look at the field, but does not necessarily describe the chemicals that are actually being used in the industry.
This book will be very useful for practicing oilfield chemists and those in the industry who need a very deep and broad look at the use of chemicals to control a great number of significant production problems. The author of this review has already used it extensively in his current work.