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Development of a New Borax-Based Formulation for the Removal of Pyrite Scales.
Ahmed, Musa; Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A; Onawole, Abdulmujeeb T; Saad, Mohammed A.
Afiliação
  • Ahmed M; Gas Processing Center, College of Engineering, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
  • Hussein IA; Gas Processing Center, College of Engineering, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
  • Onawole AT; Gas Processing Center, College of Engineering, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
  • Saad MA; Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
ACS Omega ; 5(24): 14308-14315, 2020 Jun 23.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32596568
ABSTRACT
In the oil and gas industry, pyrite forms one of the most hardened scales in reservoirs, which hinders the flow of fluids. Consequently, this leads to blockage of the downhole tubular, formation damage, and complete shutdown of production and operational processes. Herein, a new green formulation based on borax (K2B4O7) is proposed for pyrite scale removal. The temperature effect, disk rotational speed, and borax concentration have been investigated using a rotating disk apparatus. Also, XPS and SEM-EDX analyses were conducted on the pyrite disk surface before and after the treatment with the green formulation. The new formulation showed the potential ability to dissolve pyrite without generating the toxic hydrogen sulfide (H2S). The dissolution rate of the scale in the new formulation is increased by 16% compared to that in a previous green formulation composed of 20 wt %DTPA+9 wt % K2CO3. Molecular modeling technique using DFT was used to study the solvation energies of Fe2+ and Fe3+. The latter had a higher solvation energy than the former, which confirmed that upon using the borax-based formulation to oxidize Fe2+ to Fe3+. It will aid the dissolution of pyrite scales. The new formulation achieved a corrosion rate that is 25 times lower than that of 15 wt % HCl, which is commercially used in treating scales. Finally, the proposed new formulation does not require the use of corrosion inhibitors; hence, it is expected to result in a more economical scale treatment method.

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: ACS Omega Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Qatar

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: ACS Omega Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Qatar