Essentials of Flow Assurance Solids in Oil and Gas Operations

Abdullah Hussein is the CEO of Chemdustry Training and Consulting. He is a production chemistry advisor with over 14 years of experience in oil and gas operations. Previously he worked for Gulf of Suez Petroleum Co as head of research and development and responsible for all lab operations, HSE, and field research proposals. He developed new strategies to characterize, remove, and control solid deposits which lead to significant improvements in production revenues. He is currently a production technician for Elanco Canada Limited. Abdullah has published many scientific papers, and received his B.Sc. in chemistry from Zagazing University in Egypt.

1. Oil and Gas Production Operations and Production Fluids 2. Flow Assurance 3. Problems Associated With Flow Assurance Solids in Production 4. Principles of Flow Assurance Solids Formation Mechanisms 5. Mineral Scales in Oil and Gas Fields 6. Gas Hydrates and Diamondoids 7. Wax Deposition 8. Asphaltene Deposition 9. Naphthenate and Carboxylate Soap Deposition 10. Biofouling 11. Chemical Incompatibility Deposits (Pseudoscale) 12. Flow Assurance Solids Prediction and Modeling 13. Monitoring of Flow Assurance Solids in Oil and Gas Fields 14. Flow Assurance Solids Chemical Analysis and Characterization 15. Mineral scale management 16. Gas Hydrate Management 17. Wax Management 18. Asphaltene Management 19. Naphthenate and Carboxylate Soap Management 20. Biofouling Management 21. Mechanical Removal of Flow Assurance Solids 22. Chemical Injection Systems 23. Environmental Impacts of Flow Assurance Solids and Their Management