Jonathan Wylde

Head of Global Innovation Clariant Oil Services

Jonathan Wylde is global head of innovation at Clariant Oil and Mining Services, and honorary associate professor, Heriot-Watt University. He is responsible for global application development and innovation at Clariant and has authored more than 150 papers and patents. He has served on SPE committees for the International Scale Conference, Oilfield Chemical Symposium, and Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE), and is currently a technical editor for SPE JPT, SPE Production and Operations, and the SPE Journal.

Oilfield Chemistry-2021

As production chemists, we are all aware of the overall concepts of improved oil recovery (IOR) and enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Perhaps, though, fewer of us are aware of the different idiosyncrasies that exist within (and even between) these two broad categories of recovery and how chemistry and chemicals can have an effect upon these processes.

September 1, 2021 • Jonathan Wylde • Journal of Petroleum Technology
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Oilfield Chemistry-2020

The featured papers and suggested further reading summarize the current SPE literature state of the art for H2S scavenger research and development and have been selected to give readers a broad indication from both academia and industry around the world.

August 31, 2020 • Jonathan Wylde • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Flow assurance

Asphaltenes: A Complex and Challenging Flow Assurance Issue To Measure and Quantify Risk

Researchers use novel methodology to measure the thermo-electric properties of native crude.

April 30, 2020 • Jonathan Wylde • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Oilfield Chemistry-2019

One of the more technologically challenging production-chemistry applications in deep water is the control of gas hydrates. Deepwater subsea flowlines offer an almost perfect hydrate-formation environment, and control measures must be taken.

August 31, 2019 • Jonathan Wylde • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Oilfield Chemistry-2018

The last 3 years have seen an unprecedented increase in paraffin-related challenges. The featured papers give some insights into the work under way at some companies to elucidate the structure performance relationships between inhibitors and crude oils containing these higher paraffinic species.

August 31, 2018 • Jonathan Wylde • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Oilfield Chemistry-2017

The sheer complexity of the asphaltene molecule is now within our grasp as the digital age creeps up on our industry. Having the analytics to decipher and measure asphaltene structures gives us a chance to accelerate our understanding.

August 31, 2017 • Jonathan Wylde • Journal of Petroleum Technology
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Oilfield Chemistry-2016

In the past decade, analytics in the oil field has grown to be a major discipline, integrally supporting the application of many different types of production chemicals and becoming viewed by some as a technology differentiator.

August 31, 2016 • Jonathan Wylde • Journal of Petroleum Technology
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Oilfield Chemistry-2015

The removal of mineral scale in the oil field is typically perceived as a somewhat nonscientific discipline.

August 31, 2015 • Jonathan Wylde • Journal of Petroleum Technology
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Oilfield Chemistry-2014

Critical to success is the accurate testing in the laboratory that best approximates field conditions.

August 31, 2014 • Jonathan Wylde • Journal of Petroleum Technology