Flow Assurance Solids in Oil and Gas Production

The book "Flow Assurance of Oil and Gas: Big-Five Solids" provides a comprehensive overview of flow assurance solids, including asphaltene, paraffin wax, natural gas hydrate, naphthenate, and inorganic scale, and their impact on oil and gas production. It is designed for professional engineers and natural scientists working in E&P companies, engineering companies, service companies, and specialized companies, and is essential for understanding the technical, safety, and environmental risks associated with deposition problems in near-wellbore formations, production tubing, wellhead equipment, flowlines, and processing facilities.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 402 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The precipitation and deposition of solids are significant challenges in the production of oil and gas, posing a major threat to the efficient and safe exploitation of hydrocarbon assets. These solids are formed due to unavoidable changes in temperature, pressure, and composition of the oil-gas-water flowstream, from reservoir conditions to processing conditions. Subsea production and the increased exploitation of heavy crudes have made flow assurance issues dominant in ensuring efficient and safe exploitation of hydrocarbon assets. Five troublesome flow assurance solids are described in the book: asphaltene, paraffin wax, natural gas hydrate, naphthenate, and inorganic scale. These solids are presented in stand-alone chapters, designed to be readable without clutter. Derivations of equations and descriptions of supporting details are given in several appendices. The book is intended for professional engineers and natural scientists working in E&P companies, engineering companies, service companies, and specialized companies. An understanding of the big-five solids is required throughout the lifetime of oil and gas assets, from early development to abandonment. The technical, safety, and environmental risks associated with deposition problems in near-wellbore formations, production tubing, wellhead equipment, flowlines, and processing facilities are relevant for decisions in the oil and gas industry and in outside regulatory and financial entities.

Weight: 767g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367781927