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Sulfide Scale Management

12 September 2024 | By Abdullah Hussein Various types of sulfide scales commonly form in oil and gas production systems. These scales are notorious for their complex nature and damaging effects. Commo...

Sep 12, 2024

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Introduction to oil and gas production chemistry - Petroleum Engineers Association Webinar

A comprehensive webinar on oil and gas production chemistry. The webinar was organized by the Petroleum Engineers Association. In this webinar, Abdullah Hussein (CHEMDUSTRY) went over some of the majo...

Sep 11, 2024

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From Invisible Gas to Destructive Force: A Scientific Look at CO₂ Corrosion

03 May 2024 | By : Dr Mustafa Hashim Carbon dioxide (CO₂), often perceived as a harmless gas, transforms into a potent antagonist in the presence of water, driving a detrimental process known as CO₂ c...

May 3, 2024

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Hydrogen Sulfide in Petroleum Fields (1): An Introduction

23 March 2024 | By : Abdullah Hussein Sulfur is one of the most abundant elements on earth. Sulfur occurs in various forms as an essential component of several minerals, including the sulfate and sulf...

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Mar 23, 2024

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Gas hydrate plug removal (1)

Gas hydrate plug removal is one of the most challenging and dangerous operations in oil and gas fields. Hydrate plug removal not only could it fail, but it could also cause pipeline rupture, equipment...

Feb 23, 2024

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Asphaltenes (1): The Elusive Danger!

19 Jan 2024 | By: Abdullah Hussein Asphaltenes are the heaviest and most complex component of crude oil. They are dark in color and are often referred to as “the cholesterol of oil.” Similar to bad ch...

Jan 22, 2024

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Wax Mitigation (1): Factors affecting wax control chemicals performance

Wax issues are commonly mitigated using different chemicals such as: Wax inhibitors (WI / PI) Pour point dispersants (PPD) and Wax dispersants (WD / PD). Factors affecting wax control chemicals includ...

Jan 8, 2024

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Elemental sulfur deposition

10 December 2023 | By Abdullah Hussein One of the issues that frequently overlooked in flow assurance narratives is the elemental sulfur deposition (ESD) , although it has deleterious impacts on produ...

Dec 25, 2023

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Crafting a Scale Management Strategy (Part 1) : The Basics

15 December 2023 | By Abdullah Hussein Mineral scales deposition is a major flow assurance problem in oil and gas operations. Scale formation imposes several challenges on production operations, such ...

Dec 24, 2023

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production chemistry minutes (2)- Flow assurance testing

A fruitful meeting with Dr Jens Pfeiffer, the managing Director of psl-systemtechnik. talking about the different instrument they manufacture in their facility. psl-systemtechnik is one of the leading...

Dec 10, 2023

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Production Chemistry minutes - an introduction

production chemistry in oil and gas fields usually originates from the system itself. The different properties, and interactions between the system components are main source of most of production che...

Dec 10, 2023

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Webinar- Mineral scales in oil and gas fields

Mineral scales is a major flow assurance issue in oil and gas fields. Mineral scales impose many challenges to production operations. This webinar is condensed 1 hour that discusses mineral scales as...

Dec 10, 2023

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