Oilfield Scale Mitigation

Drs. Tao Chen and Qiwei Wang, both AMPP Fellows and industry renown experts in petroleum engineering and oilfield chemistry, have teamed on Oilfield Scale Mitigation: From Prediction to Prevention: Tackling Challenges in Energy Transition and Sustainability. The two SMEs amassed an impressive roster of other well-recognized experts in the field to submit thoroughly researched and vetted original content to make up the 20 chapters the book offers. Organized in four sections-fundamentals, scale inhibitor treatment, exotic scales, and new technologies for sustainable production-this unique 650-page collaboration ranges from thermodynamics and kinetics to nanomaterials for squeeze treatment, from common scale inhibitors to challenges associated with subsea fields. With various case studies throughout, this book will become a must-have addition to the library of anyone connected with the oil and gas industry, from students to seasoned senior engineers.

Sections I. Fundamental

Chapter 1. Overview

Chapter 2. Scale Prediction: Thermodynamics and Kinetics

Chapter 3. Scale Prediction: PVT Considerations

Chapter 4. Scale Modeling for Gas Wells.

Section II. Scale Inhibitor Treatment

Chapter 5. Scale Inhibitor and Evaluation

Chapter 6. Squeeze Treatment: Theory, Design, and Optimization

Chapter 7. Advanced Squeeze Treatment

Chapter 8. Solid Scale Inhibitor Treatment

Chapter 9. Scale Prevention in Shale Production

Chapter 10. Scale Control in EOR Process

Chapter 11. Multi-functional Inhibitor Products

Chapter 12. Scale Inhibitor Analysis

Chapter 13. Scale Monitoring Techniques

Section III. Exotic Scales

Chapter 14. Sulfide Scales

Chapter 15. Halite Deposit

Chapter 16. Silica and Metal Silicate Scales

Section IV. New Technologies for Sustainable Production

Chapter 17. Green Scale Inhibitors

Chapter 18. Nanomaterials for Squeeze Treatment

Chapter 19. Anti-Scale Coating

Chapter 20. Hardware Technologies for Scale Control