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Author Craddock, Henry A., 1956- author.

Title Oilfield chemistry and its environmental impact / Henry A. Craddock, HC Oilfield and Chemical Consulting, Angus, UK
Published Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2018
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Description 1 online resource (xx, 552 pages)
Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction and History; 1.1 Demulsifiers; 1.2 Corrosion Inhibitors; 1.3 Drilling Fluids and Additives; 1.4 Cementing; 1.5 Well Stimulation and Improving Recovery; 1.5.1 Waterflooding; 1.5.2 Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR); 1.6 Water Treatments; 1.6.1 Scale Inhibitors; 1.6.2 Biocides and Bacterial Control; 1.7 Crude Oil Treatments; 1.7.1 Wax Inhibitors and Pour Point Depressants; 1.7.2 Asphaltene Inhibitors, Dispersants and Dissolvers; 1.8 Other Chemical Products; 1.9 Oilfield Chemistry; References; Chapter 2 Polymer Chemistry
2.1 General Organic Polymers: Synthetic Polymers2.1.1 Vinyl Polymers and Copolymers; 2.1.1.1 Polyethylenes, Polyisobutylenes and Related Polymers; 2.1.1.2 Poly(acrylic Acid) Products, Methacrylates, Acrylamides and Related Polymers; 2.1.1.3 Polyacrylamides; 2.1.1.4 Poly(vinyl Acetate) and Related Polymers and Copolymers; 2.1.1.5 Polystyrene and Other Unclassified Vinyl Polymers; 2.1.2 Non-vinyl Polymers and Copolymers; 2.1.2.1 Polyethers and Polyols; 2.1.2.2 Polyesters; 2.1.2.3 Polyamines and Polyamides; 2.1.2.4 Other Non-vinyl Polymers; 2.1.3 Environmental Derivations of Synthetic Polymers
2.1.3.1 Side-Chain Modification2.1.3.2 Copolymerisation and Grafting; 2.1.3.3 Block Copolymers; 2.1.3.4 Selecting Polymer Backbone; 2.2 Natural Polymers and Related Materials; 2.2.1 Biopolymers; 2.2.2 The Polypeptides; 2.2.3 The Polysaccharides; 2.2.3.1 Cellulosic Polymers; 2.2.3.2 Guar and Its Derivatives; 2.2.3.3 Xanthan, Other Gums and Related Products; 2.2.3.4 Starch and Its Derivatives; 2.2.3.5 Chitosan; 2.2.4 Other Natural Polymers; 2.2.4.1 Rubber; 2.2.4.2 Lignin; 2.2.4.3 Humic Acid; 2.2.4.4 Tall Oil-Derived Polymers; 2.2.5 Other Biopolymers; 2.2.5.1 Glucan and Glycans
2.2.5.2 Glycopeptides and Glycoproteins2.2.5.3 Non-polysaccharide Biopolymers; 2.2.5.4 Lipids; 2.2.6 Functional Derivations of Natural Polymers; 2.2.6.1 Carboxyinnulins; 2.3 Dendritic Polymers and Other Unclassified Polymers; 2.3.1 Dendritic and Hyperbranched Polymers; 2.3.2 Other Polymers; 2.4 Plastics, Fibres, Elastomers and Coatings; 2.4.1 Plastics; 2.4.2 Fibres; 2.4.3 Elastomers; 2.4.4 Coatings; 2.5 Polymer Application and Injection; 2.5.1 Enhanced Oil Recovery and Polymer Application; 2.5.2 Polymers in Water Shut-Off; 2.5.3 Drag Reducer Polymer Injection
2.6 Polymer Degradation and Biodegradation2.6.1 Thermal Degradation; 2.6.1.1 Synthetic Polymers; 2.6.1.2 Natural Polymers; 2.6.2 Oxidative Degradation; 2.6.3 Radiative Degradation; 2.6.4 Mechanical Degradation; 2.6.5 Chemical Degradation; 2.6.5.1 Water-Soluble Polymers; 2.6.5.2 Hydrolysis; 2.6.5.3 Other Chemical Degradation; 2.6.5.4 Chemical Compatibility; 2.6.6 Biological Degradation: Biodegradation; 2.6.6.1 Designing for Biodegradation; 2.6.6.2 The Unused Resource: Natural Polymers; 2.6.6.3 Reversing Biodegradation; 2.6.6.4 Biodegradation of Polymeric Materials
Summary Consolidates the many different chemistries being employed to provide environmentally acceptable products through the upstream oil and gas industry.-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 16, 2018)
Subject Petroleum engineering.
Petroleum chemicals.
Gas engineering.
Green chemistry.
Environmental protection.
Demulsification.
Oil well drilling -- Environmental aspects
Drilling muds.
Oil field brines -- Environmental aspects
petrochemical.
environmental protection.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mining.
Demulsification
Drilling muds
Environmental protection
Gas engineering
Green chemistry
Oil field brines -- Environmental aspects
Oil well drilling -- Environmental aspects
Petroleum chemicals
Petroleum engineering
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2018000920
ISBN 9781119244233
1119244234
9781119244264
1119244269
9781119244271
1119244277
9781523123704
1523123702