Oil & Gas
Production
At production wells and facilities, Evonik’s additives support asset integrity, flow assurance and fluid separation. In down-hole tools and production equipment, Evonik’s products are used in high pressure and temperature applications.
Production
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Application
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What Evonik brings to the Application
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Chemistries
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Products
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Acid Gas Removal
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Finished product used for removal of acid gases from natural gas streams.
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Ethers, polyethylene
glycol dimethyl ether
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Anti-Scalant
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Chemistries which can be used in oilfield service operations to avoid scale in wellbore or near-wellbore radius.
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Low molecular weight nitrogen-free and phosphorous-free polyelectrolytes
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Biocides/ Oxidizers
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Finished products for use as an oilfield biocide and oxidizing agent for produced water clean up, frac water pre-treatment and oxidizing organics, bacteria and iron sulfide. Evonik’s biocide has federal EPA approval.
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Peracetic acid
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Cleaning Agents
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Finished products with applicability for use as oilfield cleaning agent. |
Hydrogen peroxide |
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Additives used in formulated products for oilfield cleaning agents. |
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Quaternary amines (benzyl quats) |
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Alcohol etoxylates |
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Cold Flow Improver
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Maintain crude oil flow in production, transportation and storage.
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Polyalkyl methacrylate (PAMA)
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Corrosion Inhibitors
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Additives to be used in formulations of corrosion inhibitor chemistries.
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Alkanolamides |
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Gemini Chemistry |
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Defoamer and Defoamer Agents
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Additives for water treatment, drilling and fracturing fluids. |
Precipitated silica |
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Polyether siloxanes |
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Dispersible defoamer based on organo- modified siloxanes |
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Rapid wetting anionic surfactant for use in production wells. |
Anionic surfactant |
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Demulsification
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Separation or “breaking” of oil-in-water emulsions.
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Fumed silica
Precipitated silica |
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Drag Reducers
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Building block to make high molecular weight polymer to reduce the drag in the pipeline.
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Alkyl methacrylates
(hydrophobic)
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Foamers & Foaming Agents
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Chemistries (additives and finished products) to be used downhole as a foam stabilizer/ wetting agent in hard water, for drilling muds, foam enhancement in foam fracturing and oil displacement.
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Amphoteric surfactants
including capramidopropyl
betaines and amine oxides
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Free Flow / Anti-Caking Agents
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Additives to help prevent formation of lumps and improve flow of powders.
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Fumed silica
Precipitated silica |
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Hydrate Inhibitors
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Building block to make polymer to prevent methane hydrate formation.
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Aminofunctional methacrylates,
cationic methacrylamide,
methacrylate and
methacrylamides (hydrophobic)
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Liquid to Powder Conversion
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To convert difficult-to-handle liquids (freezable, very viscous, hygroscopic) into powders.
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Fumed silica
Precipitated silica |
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Loss Control
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Superabsorbents for loss control applications.
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Superabsorbent polymer
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Nanofiltration Separation
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Robust solvent-stable membranes for separating molecules dissolved in organic liquids.
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High performance polyimide
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Natural Gas Processing
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Upgrading and acid gas (CO2- and H2S) removal from natural gas, synthesis gas, biogas or flue gas. This high-performance absorbent was designed as a drop-in solution for existing plants.
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Specialty Amine
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Oil & Gas Fittings
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Compression rings, gaskets, O-rings, flow control valves, compression plates, electrical connectors in downhole, high temperature-high stress applications.
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Polyether ether ketone (PEEK)
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Crude Oil Paraffin / Wax Inhibitor
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Prevent wax deposition on pipelines & flowlines. |
Polyalkyl methacrylate (PAMA) |
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Building blocks to make polymers to inhibit the paraffin and wax formation. |
Alkyl methacrylates (hydrophobic) |
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Pipe Liners and Coatings
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Improved heat-, chemical-, and abrasion-resistance of fusion-bonded-epoxy coatings. Pipe liners, coatings, extruded pipe, polymer composites, extrusion coatings, and powder coatings. |
Dianhydrides
Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) |
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Polyamide PA12 |
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Pour Point Depressant
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Prevent wax deposition on pipelines & flowlines.
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Polyalkyl methacrylate (PAMA)
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Rheology Modifiers and Viscosifiers
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Additives to support the development of polymers and alter rheological properties including control of sagging, settling, stability and processability of liquids and powders.
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Fumed silica |
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Superabsorbent polymer |
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Aminofunctional methacrylates, ether methacrylates and methacrylamides |
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Scale Inhibition
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Prevent scale deposition on pipelines & flowlines.
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Low molecular weight nitrogen- and phosphorous-free polyelectrolytes |
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Ether methacrylates and methacrylic acid |
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Scale Removers
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Finished products which can be used in oilfield service operations to remove scale in wellbore or near wellbore radius.
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Peracetic acid
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Swelling Agent
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Superabsorbents for general solidification and absorbing applications.
Swelling agent for swellable packers.
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Superabsorbent polymer |
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Superabsorbent polymer |
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Water Treatment
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Building block to make cationic water soluble polymer to treat production waste water.
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Cationic methacrylamide Cationic methacrylate |