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Wells – Chemicals

By AONG managerPosted on 2017-04-07Posted in Drilling - EnglishTagged chemical, chemicals, drilling, oil, petroleum

Chemicals Used in Fracturing The identities of chemicals incorporated in fracturing fluids were probably the first thing sensationalized about fracturing. The movie “Gasland” created quite a stir with the statement that a “cocktail” of several hundred toxic chemicals were “potentially” used in fracturing. The grain of truth was that there are many chemicals in additives […]

What is Oxygen Scavenger

By AONG managerPosted on 2017-01-01Posted in Petroleum - EnglishTagged boiler, chemicals, corrosion, oxygen scavenger

Is oxygen corrosive? Yes. Oxygen is a highly reactive gaseous element. In the presence of steel, the corrosion rate of oxygen doubles for each 30°F rise in temperature. For example, in a boiler system operating at 400 psig and 444°F, the corrosion rate for oxygen is 256 times more reactive than at room temperature. How […]