Methods for Preparing Coating Compositions for Protecting Oilfield Operational Components
AssigneeFormula No. 37, LLC
InventorsGreg Andrews, George D. Andrews, Jeff Capell
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Abstract
Coating compositions for coating an oilfield operational component, and related methods, may include in some aspects a coating composition having a trifunctional silane, a silanol, and a filler. The coating composition may be applied to a surface of the oilfield operational component that is configured to be exposed to a fluid. The coating composition may be applied to at least partially cover or coat the surface. The coating composition may be configured to chemically bond with a cured primer composition that includes an epoxy.
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A method for preparing a coating composition for application to at least a portion of an oilfield component to reduce damage induced by flow of a fluid within the oilfield component when passing therethrough, the method comprising:
- providing trifunctional silane;
- providing silanol fluid;
- providing filler;
- providing titanium dioxide;
- combining the trifunctional silane, the silanol fluid, the titanium oxide, and the filler;
- and
- mixing one or more of the trifunctional silane, the silanol fluid, the titanium dioxide, or the filler to obtain the coating composition, the coating composition being configured to form a coating layer on an inner surface of the at least a portion of the oilfield component, the coating layer configured to reduce damage induced by flow of a fluid, such that the oilfield component exhibits a comparison factor indicative of an increased resistance to wear ranging from about 2 to about 30, the comparison factor being indicative of a first amount of time during which a portion of the coating layer wears to a first depth divided by a second amount of time during which the inner surface of the at least a portion of the oilfield component without the coating wears to a second depth equal to the first depth.
A method for preparing a coating composition for application to at least a portion of an oilfield component to reduce damage induced by flow of a fluid through the oilfield component, the method comprising:
- providing trifunctional silane;
- providing silanol fluid;
- providing titanium dioxide;
- providing filler;
- providing pigment;
- combining the trifunctional silane, the silanol fluid, the titanium dioxide, the filler, and the pigment;
- and
- mixing the pigment with one or more of the trifunctional silane, the silanol fluid, or the filler to obtain the coating composition, the coating composition being configured to form a coating layer on an inner surface of the at least a portion of the oil field component, the coating layer configured to reduce damage induced by flow of a fluid, such that the inner surface of the oilfield component exhibits a comparison factor indicative of an increased resistance to wear greater than about 2, the comparison factor being indicative of a first amount of time during which a portion of the coating layer wears to a first depth divided by a second amount of time during which the inner surface of the at least a portion of the oilfield component without the coating wears to a second depth equal to the first depth.
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