Chapter 1: Drilling muds Abstract 1.1 Classification of muds 1.2 Mud compositions 1.3 Additives 1.4 Cleaning operations 1.5 Drilling fluid disposal 1.6 Characterization of drilling muds Chapter 2: Fluid loss additives Abstract 2.1 Mechanism of action of fluid loss agents 2.
2 Inorganic additives 2.3 Organic additives 2.4 Poly(saccharide)s 2.5 Humic acid derivates 2.6 Synthetic polymers Chapter 3: Clay stabilization Abstract 3.1 Properties of clays 3.2 Mechanisms causing instability 3.3 Inhibitors of swelling 3.
4 Inhibitors in detail 3.5 Test methods Chapter 4: Lubricants Abstract 4.1 Synthetic greases 4.2 Lubricant compositions 4.3 Special issues Chapter 5: Bacteria control Abstract 5.1 Mechanisms of growth 5.2 Treatments with biocides 5.3 Biocides Chapter 6: Corrosion inhibitors Abstract 6.
1 Specific issues 6.2 Corrosion: application of chicory as corrosion inhibitor for acidic environments 6.3 Classification of corrosion inhibitors 6.4 Fields of application 6.5 Application techniques 6.6 Characterization 6.7 Side effects 6.8 Inhibitor chemicals 6.
9 Miscellaneous inhibitors Chapter 7: Scale inhibitors Abstract 7.1 Scale prediction 7.2 Classification and mechanism 7.3 Mathematical models 7.4 Inhibitor chemicals 7.5 Characterization Chapter 8: Gelling agents Abstract 8.1 Placing gels 8.2 Basic mechanisms of gelling agents 8.
3 Gelling in oil-based systems 8.4 Gelling in water-based systems 8.5 In situ formed polymers Chapter 9: Filter cake removal Abstract 9.1 Simulation of a filter cake formation 9.2 Bridging agents 9.3 Degradation by acids 9.4 Orthoesters 9.5 Enzymatic degradation 9.
6 Nonaqueous breaker fluids 9.7 Peroxides 9.8 Degradation by oligosaccharides 9.9 Breaking by emulsions 9.10 Special issues Chapter 10: Cement additives Abstract 10.1 Cementing technologies 10.2 Basic composition of portland cement 10.3 Special cement types 10.
4 Classification of cement additives Chapter 11: Transport Abstract 11.1 Tracers 11.2 Modelling of the viscosity 11.3 Pretreatment of the products 11.4 Corrosion control 11.5 Carbon dioxide removal 11.6 Paraffin inhibitors 11.7 Pour point depressants 11.
8 Drag reducers 11.9 Hydrate control 11.10 Additives for slurry transport 11.11 Additives for odorization 11.12 Cleaning Chapter 12: Drag reducers Abstract 12.1 Operating costs 12.2 Mechanism of drag reducers 12.3 Drag reducer chemicals Chapter 13: Gas hydrate control Abstract 13.
1 Naturally occurring gas hydrates 13.2 Problems with gas hydrates in petroleum technology 13.3 Nature of inclusion compounds 13.4 Conditions for formation 13.5 Formation and properties of gas hydrates 13.6 Test Procedures for Inhibitors 13.7 Hydrate reformation in methane hydrate bearing sediments 13.8 Inhibition of gas hydrate formation 13.
9 Hydrate inhibitors for drilling fluids Chapter 14: Antifreeze agents Abstract 14.1 Theory of action 14.2 Antifreeze chemicals 14.3 Heat transfer liquids 14.4 Special uses Chapter 15: Odorization Abstract 15.1 General Aspects 15.2 Measurement and odor monitoring 15.3 Additives for odorization 15.
4 Industrial synthesis of odorants 15.5 Uses and properties Chapter 16: Enhanced oil recovery Abstract 16.1 Waterflooding 16.2 Caustic waterflooding 16.3 Smart waterflooding 16.4 Acid flooding 16.5 Emulsion flooding 16.6 Chemical injection 16.
7 Polymer waterflooding 16.8 Combination flooding 16.9 Foam flooding 16.10 Carbon dioxide flooding 16.11 Steamflooding 16.12 In situ combustion 16.13 Special techniques 16.14 Microbial enhanced oil recovery techniques 16.
15 Reservoir properties 16.16 Treatment of produced water 16.17 Soil remediation Chapter 17: Fracturing fluids Abstract 17.1 Stresses and fractures 17.2 Comparison of stimulation techniques 17.3 Types of hydraulic fracturing fluids 17.4 Water-based systems 17.5 Oil-based systems 17.
6 Foam-based fracturing fluids 17.7 Fracturing in coal-beds 17.8 Horizontal wells 17.9 Propping agents 17.10 Acid fracturing 17.11 Matrix acidizing 17.12 Matrix stimulation 17.13 Special problems 17.
14 Characterization of fracturing fluids Chapter 18: Water shutoff Abstract 18.1 Classification of the methods 18.2 In situ polymerization 18.3 Acrylic gels 18.4 Special applications 18.5 Thermally stable gels 18.6 Blocked isocyanate gels 18.7 Disproportionate permeability reduction 18.
8 Silicate-based agents 18.9 Resin types 18.10 Cement with additives 18.11 Organosilicones 18.12 Non-Crosslinked copolymers 18.13 Inorganic colloids 18.14 Water swelling additives 18.15 Wastes 18.
16 Surfactants 18.17 Tailoring the hydrodynamic volume Chapter 19: Oil spill treating agents Abstract 19.1 History Chapter 20: Waste disposal Abstract 20.1 Produced water 20.2 Drilling fluids 20.3 Cuttings 20.4 Injection techniques Chapter 21: Dispersions, emulsions, and foams Abstract 21.1 Dispersions 21.
2 Emulsions 21.3 Foams Chapter 22: Defoamers Abstract 22.1 Theory of defoaming 22.2 Classification of defoamers 22.3 Uses in petroleum technology Chapter 23: Demulsifiers Abstract 23.1 Emulsions in produced crude oil 23.2 Waterflooding 23.3 Oil spill treatment 23.
4 Desired properties 23.5 Mechanisms of demulsification 23.6 Performance testing 23.7 Classification of demulsifiers 23.8 Demulsifiers in detail.