May 2011

Application of piezoelectric energy generated from quartz plus semiprecious metals on wax deposition control

  The primary focus of this research is to develop a tool using semi-precious metals and quartz for preventing or eliminating wax deposition in production and transport system. It also focuses on explaining the mechanisms of using piezoelectric energy generated from mixtures of semi-precious metals and quartz to prevent wax deposition. Five samples of waxy crude were sourced from Niger Delta and characterized...

Author(s): Sulaiman, A. D. I. Ajienka, A. J. and Sunday, I. S.

May 2011

Water based mud lifting capacity improvement by multiwall carbon nanotubes additive

  Poor hole cleaning remains one of the major concerns in oil and gas industry since it will induce expensive drilling problems such as stuck pipe, slow drilling rate, high torque and drag, lost control of density and poor cement jobs. Various drilling fluids have been widely used in the oil and gas industry to improve lifting capacity of drilled cuttings. In this study, the experiment was conducted using water...

Author(s): Ariffin Samsuri and Amir Hamzah