Water-Based Chemicals and Technology for Drilling, Completion, and Workover Fluids

by Johannes Fink

Overview

Oil and gas engineers today use three main factors in deciding drilling fluids: cost, performance, and environmental impact, making water-based products a much more attractive option. Water-Based Chemicals and Technology for Drilling, Completion, and Workover Fluids effectively delivers all the background and infrastructure needed for an oil and gas engineer to utilize more water-based products that benefit the whole spectrum of the well’s life cycle. Helping to mitigate critical well issues such as formation damage, fluid loss control, and borehole repair, more operators demand to know the full selection of water-based products available to consistently keep a peak well performance. This must-have training guide provides the necessary coverage in the area, broken down by type and use, along with an extensive list of supportive materials such as a chemical index of structural formulas and helpful list of references for further reading. In addition to understanding the types, special additives, and chemical compatibilities of the products available, the reader will also learn proper waste disposal techniques, including management of produced water, a component mandatory to hydraulic fracturing operations. Concise and comprehensive, Water-Based Chemicals and Technology for Drilling, Completion, and Workover Fluids details all the necessary educational content and handy references to elevate your well’s performance while lowering your environmental impact.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128025055
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	01/08/2015
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Johannes Fink is a Professor of Polymer Chemistry at Montanuniversität Leoben in Styria, Austria. Dr. Fink teaches macromolecular chemistry. His career spans for more than thirty years in the field of polymers, including characterization, flame retardancy and pyrolysis of polymers. Johannes has published multiple books and articles, including Petroleum Engineer’s Guide to Oil Field Chemicals and Fluids, Second Edition, Water-Based Chemicals and Technology for Drilling, Completion, and Workover Fluids and Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals and Fluids Technology, Second Edition, all published by Elsevier.

Table of Contents

Part I: General Aspects1: History2: Fields of Application for Water-Based Compositions

Part II: Drilling Fluids1: Classification of Muds2: Types of Water-Based Drilling Fluids3: Special Additives for Drilling Fluids4: Special Issues of Water-Based Drilling Fluids

Part III: Fracturing Fluids1: Comparison of Stimulation Techniques2: Special Types3: Special Additives for Fracturing Fluids4: Special Issues of Water-Based Drilling Fluids

Part IV: Other Water-Based Uses1: Completion and Workover Operations2: Borehole Repair3: Cementing4: Filter Cake Removal5: Naturally Fractured Carbonate Reservoir Treatment6: Water Shutoff7: Sweep Fluids8: Water-Based Enhanced Oil Recovery9: Pipelines

Part V: Additives for General Uses1: Water Soluable Polymers2: Corrosion Inhibitors3: Bacteria Control4: Antifreeze Agents5: Thickeners6: Surfactants7: Lubricants8: Foams9: Gelling Water-Based Systems10: Scale Inhibitors for Squeezing Operations11: Multifunctional Additives

Part VI-Environmental Aspects and Waste Disposal1: Environmental Regulations2: Toxicity Tests3: Pollutants4: Use of Waste Byproducts as Additives5: Waste Streams6: Discharge of Waste Fluids in Cement7: Discharge in Polymers8: Water-Based Drilling Fluid Disposal9: Drill Cutting Wastes10: Management of Produced Water11: Oil-Polluted Ground

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Lower costs and stabilize your oil and gas well’s entire life cycle system with water-based fluids