Category Archives: Energy
News, patents and publications in area of energy, oil & gas completion fluids, and hydro fracturing fluids.
- Sunday, 30 October 2011 11:28 What is flowback, and how does it differ from produced water? Posted by Ric Termine Flowback is a water based solution that flows back to the surface during and after the completion of hydraulic fracturing. It consists of the fluid used to fracture the Marcellus shale. The fluid contains clays, chemical...
- Sunday, 30 October 2011 11:18 What is Produced Water? Posted by Ric Termine Produced water is any water that is conveyed to the surface from an oil or gas reservoir during oil and gas production. This water will be from one or more of the following sources: > Connate...
- Saturday, 29 October 2011 7:46 Chemistry and Mechanisms of Completion/Packer Fluids: Annular Environmentally Assisted Cracking (AEAC)… Posted by Ric Termine Chemistry and Mechanisms of Completion/Packer Fluids: Annular Environmentally Assisted Cracking (AEAC) of Martensitic Stainless Steel Tubing: Misconceptions Regarding the Chemical Role of Completion/Packer Fluids Authors SUGGESTED CITATION: Jeffrey S. McKennis, Nam Bae, Enrico J. Termine, Ken...
- Friday, 28 October 2011 7:19 Misconceptions Regarding Chemical Role of Completion/Packer Fluids… Posted by Ric Termine Misconceptions Regarding the Chemical Role of Completion/Packer Fluids in Annular Environmentally Assisted Cracking of Martensitic Stainless Steel Tubing Suggested Citation McKennis, J.S., Sook-Bae, N., Termine, E.J., Shimamamoto, K., and Kimura, M. 2010. Misconceptions Regarding the Chemical...
- Friday, 28 October 2011 5:15 Understanding Chemistry of Clear Brine Fluids … Best Performance Posted by Ric Termine Selecting a Clear Brine Fluid (CBF) for deepwater completion is-or at least should be-a complex process. Impaired production experiences are caused by localized corrosion, stress crack failures of tubing metallurgy or by formation damage, as fluids...
- Tuesday, 25 October 2011 7:50 Method for Delivering Frac Fluids and Additives Posted by Ric Termine A method for the controlled delivery of a fracturing fluid to a well bore comprises formulating an aqueous base fluid such that it meets or exhibits desired physical and chemical characteristics for an optimal fracturing fluid....