Materials for Oil & Gas

Laser Carbon Interactions

Vander Wal R., Abrahamson J., Penn State University, US

This presentation describes laser heating of carbon materials. The carbon industry has been annealing carbon via traditional furnace heating since at least 1800, when Sir Humphry Davy produced an electric arc with carbon electrodes made [...]

A platform for extremely sensitive gas sensing: 2D materials on silicon carbide

Eriksson J., Rodner M., Yakimova R., Spetz A.L., Linkoping University, SE

2D materials offer a unique platform for sensing with extremely high sensitivity, since even minimal chemical interaction causes noticeable changes in the electronic state. An area where extreme sensitivity is particularly interesting is in the [...]

Advances in MOCVD Production of Complex Materials from Single Source Precursors: Phase Pure Metal Phosphide Thin Films for Catalysis and Energy Applications

Whitmire K., Rice University, US

Transient Foaming Behavior of CO2-soluble, Viscoelastic Surfactant in Microfluidic Model, Sand Pack and Limestone Core

Ramadhan G., P. Nguyen Q., The University of Texas at Austin, US

Aqueous foam has been demonstrated through laboratory and field experiments as an effective conformance control technique for gas enhanced oil recovery and carbon sequestration. The use of polymer as an additive to an aqueous foam [...]

Coatings for next-generation harsh environment systems.

DiMaio J.R., Shaughnessy M., Berger K., Morgan B., Haldeman A.T., Tetramer Technologies, US

From space to oil and gas wells, polyimide coatings and films are used to protect critical components such as fiber optic cables, enameled wires, and sensors in harsh environments. Polyimide materials provide exceptional thermal durability, [...]

Optimization of Natural Gas Turbines for Greater Resiliency and Quick Starts for Adaptive islanding

Lank R., Tucker D., DERP Technologies, L.L.C., US

Hybrid Power Supplies that have a natural gas reciprocating engine as its core element of generation and have that engine coupled with a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) have the capability of being one of [...]

Novel Onboard Flotation for Spilled Oil Recovery under Artic and Gulf of Mexico Conditions

Shi F., Duan Y., Soong Y., Gray M., National Energy Technology Laboratory, US

Preventing oil spills is a top priority for the oil and gas industry, and the ability to avert and respond to oil spills is essential for obtaining an operating license. Oil spill response is a [...]

Development and Applications of Custom Amorphous Fluoropolymers (CAF)

Feiring A.E., Shangguan N., Lousenberg R.D., Majumdar S., Murnen H., Nemser S., Compact Membrane Systems, Inc., US

The amorphous perfluoropolymer, Teflon™ AF, developed and commercialized by the DuPont Company, contains two monomers, perfluoro-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxole (PDD) and tetrafluoroethylene (TFE). In common with most perfluoropolymers, the PDD/TFE copolymer has an extraordinary combination of properties such [...]

Microscopic pore structures and controlling factors of the Micro- and Nano- Scale tight sandstone reservoirs in the Western Sichuan Depression, China

Wang Q., Chen D., Zhang B., Li L., China University of Petroleum, CN

Western Sichuan Depression (WSD) has a natural gas resource of about 31646.98×108 m3 and 251 commercial gas wells among which the largest single well productivity can be as high as 151×104 m3/d (Well X851), indicating [...]