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 Well drilling & oil /gas production
Silicone usage
drilling water oil / gas / H2O gas scrubber absorbent regenerator
injection separation
A/F
A/F

A/F gas

A/F A/F
Separator
Demulsifier crude oil
discharged
water water

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 DRILLING MUD

Drilling mud (Drilling lubricant)

need : air entrapment control during use
products: AFE-0310 for water based drilling mud
AFE-0110 also suitable but no PARCOM data
AFE-0310 advantage:
Price efficiency
Additive level : 0.1 to 0.4 %
Cloud point independance
Temperature resistance
Low toxicity (Parcom data)
ACP-0100 compound may also be dispersed in solvent for geographic areas where
freezing of the emulsion could be an issue (white spirit, kerosene, any aromatic
material,)

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GAS OIL SEPARATION
separator
crude

Antifoam
ANTIFOAM DISPERSION ANTIFOAM FLUID
- FBL-1165 Polydimethyl siloxane
- PMX 200/ 12,500 cSt
- PMX200/ 60,000 cSt
Fluorosilicone
- FS 1265 / 10,000 cSt
- FS 2638
Additive level below 10 ppm
Fluid should be dispersed in solvent before use
(polar solvent such as ketones are suitable for FS)
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 Dow Corning antifoams efficiency by sparge test
in Abu Dhabi crude oil with 20% (v/v) n-hexane, flow rate = 24l/h

140.00

120.00

100.00
Foam levl increase (%)

Blank

80.00 2ppm 200 Fluid 60K cSt

2ppm 200 Fluid 12.5K cSt
2ppm active 2-1165
60.00 2ppm FS 1265
2ppm FS 2638

40.00

20.00

0.00
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

Time (s)

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WELL WATER INJECTION / SECONDARY RECOVERY

deaerator
tower
water

Antifoam to injection well

ANTIFOAM DC 2-1517 EU Offshore antifoam

features: water based emulsion

50% active
high efficiency (addition level below 5 ppm)
no particulate content
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DEMULSIFIER
separator
crude

DM1
Demulsifier
DM2
ACTIVE DEMULSIFIER: DM3
DM4
DM5
Features: Q2-5220
Silicone polyether 100% active
efficient coalescing agent and dropper

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 Chemistry

Todays chemistries:
Polyglycol ethers (various EO/PO ratios, phenol ethoxylates, etc.)
Polysalts (quat amine salts, etc.)
Polyamines
Sulphonates, formaldehyde resins, etc.
Combinations
Tomorrows chemistries ??
Silicone Polyethers (SPEs)
SPEs + polyethers
SPEs + polysalts
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 Why an SPE?
Silicones:
are very surface active
move to surfaces quickly
can be more efficient than equivalent organics
Coupling a silicone backbone with polyether
functionality may give the best of both worlds
SPEs are currently available
SPEs are currently being used in this application
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GAS SCRUBBING
absorbent treated gas
antifoam
antifoam

gas
SCRUBBER REGENERATOR
Antifoam:
H2S/CO2 removal : DSP AF, DC 1430
(scrubbing by amine solution:
MEA,DEA,TEA, MDEA,DGA,ADIP,BENFIELD)
Gas dehydration : DB-310, DB-110A
( scrubbing by glycol ) (DB-100)

Addition level below 50 ppm

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 Refinery & speciality
Silicone usage
- Gas scrubbing AFE-1430

- Delayed coking PMX200 / 60,000 cSt

FBL-1165

- Diesel antifoam 2-2617, 2-2647

- Waste Water Treatment AFE-0400, AFE-1510, AFE-0310

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 The Use Of Silicone For Foam Control
In Gas Treatment Applications

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 Gas Treatment Foaming
Occurs in both glycol dehydration and amine
sweetening operations, although it is typically more
of a problem in amine plants
Occurs in both absorbers/contactors and
regenerators
Some level of foam is normal and necessary, but
excessive foaming can cause problems

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Recommended Use Of Silicone Antifoams
SWEET GAS ACID
GAS

OUTLET
REFLUX
SCRUBBER
ACCUMULATOR

Antifoam
REFLUX
CONDENSER

CONTACTOR AMINE BOOSTER

CHARGE REFLUX
COOLER PUMP
PUMP PUMP
FLASH
GAS
REGENERATOR
CHARCOAL
FILTER
SOUR
GAS
FLASH TANK
INLET OR SKIMMER RECLAIMER
SCRUBBER

REBOILER

DRAIN
SOLIDS
FILTER

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 Glycol Dehydration System
DRY GAS WATER OUT

Antifoam

REGENERATOR
CONTACTOR

WET GAS RECLAIMER

REBOILER

DRAIN
FLASH TANK
Surge
OR SKIMMER
Drum

SOLIDS
FILTER

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DECOKER / DELAYED COKING
FRACTIONETER

A/F
ACTIVE DEAD
COKE COKE
DRUM DRUM

FOAM

COKE

FURNACE
HEATER

Antifoam PMX200 / 60,000 cSt (needs to be diluted prior to use)

FBL-1165 (twice as efficient in this application)
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DC Diesel antifoams basic properties
2-2617 2-2647
Active 100% 100%
Viscosity 250 cSt 3400 cSt
Spec. gravity 1.05 1.05
Freeze point < -7C < -25C
Flash point 61C 59C
Si wt 17% 17.8%

Solvent : aromatics or oxigenated solvents

ex : Shellsol AB + 2-Ethyl hexanol

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 Break times in CEC RF 73-A-93 wet diesel fuel (250 ppm water, 10 ppm antifoam)

30

25
Break time (sec)

20

15 Break time (sec) 2-2617

Break time (sec) 2-2647
10 Control (sec)

0
PkA t0 PkA t1 PkB t0 PkB t1 PkC t0 PkC t1 PkD t0 PkD t1
Type of crude/days of ageing

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 Dow Corning Product range
by Application (exploration & production)
Drilling muds & Cementing antifoam AFE-0310 0.1-0.4 %
fluid (water based)
Well Water injection antifoam 2-1517 EU 0.1-1 ppm

Gas-Oil separation antifoam PMX200 / 12,500-60,000 cSt 1-10 ppm

FBL-1165 0.5-10 ppm
FS 1265 / 10,000 cSt 1-5 ppm

Gas scrubbing antifoam

AFE-1430 50 ppm

Oil-water separation demulsifier DM1

DM2
DM3 <20 ppm
DM4
DM5
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 Dow Corning Product range
by Application (refinery & speciality)
Decoker antifoam PMX200 / 60,000 cSt 30-40 ppm
FBL-1165 below 50 ppm

Gas scrubbing antifoam

AFE- 1430 50 ppm

Diesel additive antifoam 2-2617 <10 ppm

2-2647 <10 ppm

Waste water treatment antifoam AFE-0400 <30 ppm

AFE-1520 <20 ppm
AFE-0310 <10 ppm
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