Oil and gas industry would generate a large volume of produced water during the exploration and production. The geochemistry of the produced water can provide valuable information for the analysis of formation water source evolution and the scale and…
Oil and gas industry would generate a large volume of produced water during the exploration and production. The geochemistry of the produced water can provide valuable information for the analysis of formation water source evolution and the scale and…
Oil and gas industry would generate a large volume of produced water during the exploration and production. The geochemistry of the produced water can provide valuable information for the analysis of formation water source evolution and the scale and…
The corrosion inhibitor has been widely used to mitigate the corrosion of carbon steel in oil and gas industry. The effective concentration of corrosion inhibitor inevitably decreases with the prolongation of its service time in oilfield environment,…
The corrosion inhibitor has been widely used to mitigate the corrosion of carbon steel in oil and gas industry. The effective concentration of corrosion inhibitor inevitably decreases with the prolongation of its service time in oilfield environment,…
Oil and gas industry would generate a large volume of produced water during the exploration and production. The geochemistry of the produced water can provide valuable information for the analysis of formation water source evolution and the scale and…
Oil and gas industry would generate a large volume of produced water during the exploration and production. The geochemistry of the produced water can provide valuable information for the analysis of formation water source evolution and the scale and…
Contaminants found in the natural gas industry can be the root cause of numerous process issues including foaming, fouling, corrosion, and solvent re-entrainment that can lead to damage of rotating equipment, poor gas quality, higher energy costs,…
The purpose of the work is to conduct a comparative analysis of the stability of two types of polymer coatings to the effects of formation water and hydrochloric acid based on the analysis of mechanical properties, thermal stability and surface…
Low-pressure membrane technology (ultrafiltration and microfiltration) has been applied to two key effluents generated by the petroleum industry: produced water (PW) from oil exploration, a significant proportion being generated offshore, and onshore…
This work describes the surface coating of wooden toothpicks with amino groups (NH2) for electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (MS) analysis of naphthenic acids (NAs) in produced water samples and crude oil fractions. NH2 was introduced into the…
CO2-formation water-rock geochemical reactions can occur, affecting the reservoir physical properties and CO2 trapping forms during the CO2 enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) process. In this paper, based on the properties of the reservoir and fluids in…
Petroleum hydrocarbons can be discharged into the marine environment during offshore oil and gas production or as a result of oil spills, with potential impacts on marine organisms. Ecotoxicological assay durations (typically 2496 h) used to…
Because of a large amount of natural gas dissolved in the formation water of high-temperature and high-pressure (HTHP) water-soluble gas reservoirs, the water vapor content in water-soluble gas reservoirs is generally maintained under a…
This paper presents the design of a polymer flood pilot in a very heterogeneous, sour Heavy Oil reservoir (referred to as HO Reservoir in this paper), which has three times the salinty of sea water with a high mineral content. In addition, the paper…
Produced water from the oil and gas industry often contains stable crude oil-in-water emulsions that are typically difficult to treat with conventional separation methods. Amine-functionalized nanoparticles have demonstrated effective destabilization…
We examined the feasibility of stimulating methanogenic crude oil biodegradation through the combined supply of CO2 and protein-rich matter in anaerobic microcosms, without the external supply of H2, and using formation waters and crude oil collected…
In hydrocarbon production and processing, choke and control valves mix and emulsify petroleum phases. The consequence is often that the efficiency of separation processes is affected and finally that the quality of oil and water phases is degraded.…
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study the corrosion process by examining the deterioration of X80 steel exposed to a real petroleum sample containing condensed hydrocarbon plus oilfield-produced water, which were subjected to stimulated…
Produced water that detached from petroleum production process is often reimbursed into the surrounding environment. This might have negative impact for environment
This work aims to evaluate the use of petroleum as a solvent in the liquid-liquid extraction of oil and grease content from oilfied produced water. Initially, tests were performed with synthetic effluent, using cyclohexanecarboxylic acid as model…
Produced water (PW) of the liquid phase is the largest volume by-product from the process of offshore oil and gas production, and compact and efficient treatment methods are brought into focus. The PW, condensate oil, and floccule in the liquid phase…
Water-in-crude oil emulsions are formed as a result of high shear stresses at the flow restrictions such as choke valves and the wellhead during crude oil transport with produced water. Consequently, the produced water disperses in the crude oil…
Meeting the objective shared by all offshore oil and gas companies - maximizing reservoir production and recovery - is constantly challenged by a growing host of market issues and technology risks. When producing new offshore fields, operators face…
This work aims to evaluate the use of petroleum as a solvent in the liquid-liquid extraction of oil and grease content from oilfied produced water. Initially, tests were performed with synthetic effluent, using cyclohexanecarboxylic acid as model…
This paper aimed to review the research on emulsion formation, stability, chemical demulsification, and hydrophilic–lipophilic balance in chemical studies and other aspects related to emulsion thermodynamics. The global increase in energy demand…
Contaminants found in the natural gas industry can be the root cause of numerous process issues including foaming, fouling, corrosion, and solvent re-entrainment that can lead to damage of rotating equipment, poor gas quality, higher energy costs,…
Steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) is an energy and water intensive oil recovery technology for in-situ extraction of oil sands bitumen. It is essential to recycle the SAGD produced water (PW) to reduce water consumption and improve the energy…
This paper aimed to review the research on emulsion formation, stability, chemical demulsification, and hydrophilic–lipophilic balance in chemical studies and other aspects related to emulsion thermodynamics. The global increase in energy demand…
Efficient removal of residual oil from produced water (PW) is a challenging but crucial task to meet the increasingly stringent environmental regulations. The current study presents lab-made magnetite particles coated with different amounts of oleic…
Forward osmosis-membrane distillation (FO-MD) hybrids were recently found suitable for produced water treatment. Exclusion of synthetic chemical draw solutions, typically used for FO, can reduce FO-MD operational costs and ease its onsite…
Quantifying impacts of unconventional oil and gas production on water resources and aquatic habitats is critical for developing management approaches for mitigation. The study objective was to evaluate impacts of oil and gas production on groundwater…
Arsenic (As) is a toxic trace element with many sources, including hydrocarbons such as oil, natural gas, oil sands, and oil- and gas-bearing shales. Arsenic from these hydrocarbon sources can be released to the environment through human activities…
Contaminants found in the natural gas industry can be the root cause of numerous process issues including foaming, fouling, corrosion, and solvent re-entrainment that can lead to damage of rotating equipment, poor gas quality, higher energy costs,…
Oilfield produced water (PW) management and treatment represents a significant cost to oil producers. Alcanivorax borkumensis is a marine bacteria capable of converting hydrocarbons into storage lipids, currently of great interest as raw materials…
This study investigated the removal of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) from produced water by batch adsorption process using adsorbents developed from Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs). The MWCNTs, synthesized by catalytic chemical vapour deposition…
Produced water (PW) and formation water are complex mixtures of hydrocarbons and water produced at oil and gas upstream facilities. Submicron oil droplets represent a multitude of issues affecting the performance of downstream advanced water…
In the present study, produced water sample collected from the Indian crude oil reservoir is used to enrich the bacterial communities. The impact of these enriched bacterial communities on the biodegradation of crude oil, biofilm formation, and…
Produced water (PW) and formation water are complex mixtures of hydrocarbons and water produced at oil and gas upstream facilities. Submicron oil droplets represent a multitude of issues affecting the performance of downstream advanced water…
While extracting oil and gas from underground reservoirs, a large amount of water is produced, which increases during the reservoir's life. Given the scarcity of water supplies and the high volumes of water produced, proper management and usage in…
In the present study, produced water sample collected from the Indian crude oil reservoir is used to enrich the bacterial communities. The impact of these enriched bacterial communities on the biodegradation of crude oil, biofilm formation, and…
This paper aimed to review the research on emulsion formation, stability, chemical demulsification, and hydrophilic–lipophilic balance in chemical studies and other aspects related to emulsion thermodynamics. The global increase in energy demand…
Arsenic (As) is a toxic trace element with many sources, including hydrocarbons such as oil, natural gas, oil sands, and oil- and gas-bearing shales. Arsenic from these hydrocarbon sources can be released to the environment through human activities…