Oilfield chemistry
This study compares water-based chemicals including surfactants, nanoparticles, and ketones that can be used for enhancing the oil recovery of shale-oil reservoirs.
The experience captured in this paper illustrates the potential of deepwater riserless wireline subsea intervention capability and the fact that it can be expanded beyond hydraulic-only, simple mechanical, and plugging-and-abandonment scopes.
This paper details the formulation and characterization of a novel nanoparticle system composed of polyethyleneimine and dextran sulfate for direct lithium extraction from bulk oilfield brines in North America.
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Interfacial tension keeps oil and water separate by resisting the mixing of their molecules at the surface. Learn how industry experts measure this force to diagnose fluid behavior. -
This article is the second of a two-part series on produced-water management in the Gulf of Mexico and covers four themes: equipment, process configuration, operations, and effluent quality.
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Field examples of operators using chemical restimulation to boost production in aging unconventional wells as an alternative to acid treatments.
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This work investigates a cost-effective and sustainable alternative to acidification for sheen control.
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The paper aims to address the challenges and opportunities in managing produced water and its contaminants in the petroleum industry.
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The USGS has said up to 19 million tons of lithium resource is contained in the briny waters of the Smackover formation in Arkansas.
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This study explores the potential of locally produced surfactants for enhanced oil recovery in high-temperature and high-salinity reservoir environments.
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Machine learning and a decade of gas composition records helped the operator identify wells that were most likely to produce paraffins.
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This first of a two-part series provides guidelines for designing and operating advanced produced-water systems on offshore platforms, covering fluid characterization, chemical treatment, equipment, process configuration, operations, and effluent quality.
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This paper presents an evaluation of the lithium potential of assets in the North Sea.
