Chemical inhibitors with sub-micron materials as additives for enhanced flow assurance
AssigneeM-I L.L.C.
InventorsMerlyn Xavier Pulikkathara, Chandrashekhar Yeshwant Khandekar
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Abstract
Methods may include admixing an additive composition with a hydrocarbon fluid, wherein the additive composition contains at least one inhibitor and at least one sub-micron particle. Additional methods may include providing an additive composition containing at least one inhibitor and at least one sub-micron particle; adding the additive composition to a fluid capable of precipitating at least one of at least of asphaltenes, wax, scale, and gas hydrates; and transporting the fluid containing the additive composition.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- admixing an additive composition with a hydrocarbon fluid, wherein the additive composition comprises at least one inhibitor and at least one sub-micron particle.
A method comprising:
- providing an additive composition comprising at least one inhibitor and at least one sub-micron particle;
- adding the additive composition to a fluid capable of precipitating at least one of at least of asphaltenes, wax, scale, and gas hydrates;
- and
- transporting the fluid comprising the additive composition.
A method comprising:
- providing an additive composition comprising at least one inhibitor and at least one sub-micron particle;
- introducing the additive composition into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation;
- producing hydrocarbons from the subterranean formation;
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- allowing the additive composition to inhibit the precipitation of at least one of asphaltenes, wax, scale, and hydrates.
An additive composition comprising:
- at least one inhibitor and at least one sub-micron particle, wherein the sub-micron particles is at least one of carbon nanotubes, carbon fibers, fullerenes, graphene particles, microcrystalline cellulose, nanocrystalline cellulose, cellulose fibrils, colloidal silicas, hydroxyapatite, calcium tertiary phosphate, calcium oxide, zinc oxide, silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, or calcium fluoride.
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