
Water-Based Chemicals and Technology for Drilling, Completion, and Workover Fluids
Description
Key Features
- Understand the basics and functions on all water-based fluids for drilling, completion, cementing, and enhanced oil recovery operations
- Get up to date with the growing need for water-based fluids in hydraulic fracturing operations including supportive materials such as an index of trade names, acronyms, and chemicals
- Stay responsible and know the environmental aspects and current regulations, including disposal and discharge
Readership
Drilling Engineers, Mud Engineers, Completion Engineers, Reservoir Engineers, Rig Service Personnel, Procurement Specialists, Any Chemists seeking to gain a familiarity and background in drilling fluids
Table of Contents
Preface
- How to Use This Book
- Acknowledgments
Chapter I: General Aspects
- Abstract
- 1 History
- 2 Fields of Application for Water-Based Compositions
Chapter II: Drilling Fluids
- Abstract
- 1 Classification of Muds
- 2 Types of Water-based Drilling Fluids
- 3 Special Additives for Drilling Fluids
- 4 Special Issues of Water-based Drilling Fluids
Chapter III: Fracturing Fluids
- Abstract
- 1 Comparison of Stimulation Techniques
- 2 Special Types
- 3 Special Additives for Fracturing Fluids
- 4 Special Issues of Water-Based Fracturing Fluids
Chapter IV: Other Water-Based Uses
- Abstract
- 1 Completion and Workover Operations
- 2 Borehole Repair
- 3 Cementing
- 4 Filter Cake Removal
- 5 Naturally Fractured Carbonate Reservoir Treatment
- 6 Water Shutoff
- 7 Sweep Fluids
- 8 Water-Based Enhanced Oil Recovery
- 9 Pipelines
Chapter V: Additives for General Uses
- Abstract
- 1 Water Soluble Polymers
- 2 Corrosion Inhibitors
- 3 Bacteria Control
- 4 Antifreeze Agents
- 5 Thickeners
- 6 Surfactants
- 7 Lubricants
- 8 Foams
- 9 Gelling in Water-Based Systems
- 10 Scale Inhibitors for Squeezing Operations
- 11 Multifunctional Additives
Chapter VI: Environmental Aspects and Waste Disposal
- Abstract
- 1 Environmental Regulations
- 2 Toxicity Tests
- 3 Pollutants
- 4 Use of Waste Byproducts as Additives
- 5 Waste Streams
- 6 Discharge of Waste Fluids in Cement
- 7 Discharge in Polymers
- 8 Water-Based Drilling Fluid Disposal
- 9 Drill Cutting Wastes
- 10 Management of Produced Water
- 11 Oil-polluted Ground
Product details
- No. of pages: 288
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Gulf Professional Publishing 2015
- Published: January 8, 2015
- Imprint: Gulf Professional Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128025055
- eBook ISBN: 9780128026434
About the Author
Johannes Fink
Affiliations and Expertise
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