Oilfield Chemicals

Oilfield chemicals are the chemicals used to solve the problems of drilling, oil production, water injection, enhanced oil and gas recovery and gathering and transportation. There are many kinds of oilfield chemicals, which can be roughly divided into six categories: general chemicals, drilling chemicals, oil and gas exploitation chemicals, enhanced oil recovery chemicals, oil and gas gathering and transportation chemicals and water treatment chemicals. In the field of analysis and testing of oilfield chemicals, there has always been a hot topic: deformulation analysis. Deformulation is used for qualitative and quantitative analysis of all the components of oilfield chemicals by modern separation and analysis techniques. It can guide the development of new formulations, optimize the proportion of product formulations, and thus improving product quality and increasing product added value. Of course, it does more than that. Alfa Chemistry, as a professional analysis organization in the field of oilfield chemicals, is composed of experienced and highly skilled analytical engineers. Combined with a wide range of large analytical instruments, we can quickly respond to our customers' needs for oilfield chemicals deformulation and develop personalized solutions. We provide data that helps to progress the understanding of the various components of a formulation, ingredient concentration and to illustrate how these components and ingredients interact and perform.

Typical Deformulation Projects We Undertake

At Alfa Chemistry, typical deformulation projects we undertake include:

What Oilfield Chemicals Can We Deformulate?

Our rich experience can assists leading innovators across oilfield industries to deformulate a broad range of oilfield chemicals, including:

• Drilling chemicals: Admixtures for oilwell cements (early strength agent, retarding agent, cement dispersant, fluid loss additive, defoamer, aggravating agent…), drilling fluid additive (fluid loss additive, viscosifier, emulsifier, shale inhibitor, lost circulation additive, viscosity reducer, corrosion inhibitor, lubricant, aggravating agent, fungicide, defoamer, flocculant, cementing additive…)
• Oil production chemicals: Acidizing fluid, corrosion inhibitor, surfactant, stabilizer, fluid loss additive, water shutoff agent, fungicide, oil-based fracturing fluid, water-based fracturing fluid, waterless fracturing fluid…
• Chemicals for gathering and transporting: Demulsifier, dewaxing agent, viscosity reducer, scale inhibitor…
• Others: General chemicals, chemicals for enhanced oil recovery, water treatment chemicals, ion stabilizer...

With its wealth of experience and state-of-the-art analytical facilities, Alfa Chemistry's laboratory can deformulate almost all oilfield chemicals.

Techniques and Instruments

Alfa Chemistry uses various techniques and instruments for deformulation of oilfield chemicals, including but not limited to:

How We Proceed?

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