Inhibitors developed by scientists from Kazan will help to cope with the formation of hydrate plugs during oil and gas production.
Gas hydrates are essentially scurf deposits in pipes. Because of this, the throughput in the wells decreases over time making it prone to accidents. The new compound developed by researchers at Kazan Federal University will prevent the formation of hydrate plugs.
The latest series of inhibitors, according to the university, surpasses the most efficient foreign analogues.
"In terms of the supercooling temperature of the hydrate formation process, our inhibitors are superior to the most well-known foreign reagents, which allows them to be successfully used in more harsh conditions. At the same time, studies in the water of the Barents Sea show that they have good biodegradation and are safer compared to foreign analogues," said Roman Paveliev, a leading researcher at the Research Institute of Methods for Increasing Oil Recovery at World-Class Scientific Centers organization.
Soon, the new chemical may be applied to offshore fields in the Arctic. It is noted that the development of Kazan scientists makes it possible to reconsider the possibilities of oil production in extremely cold conditions, nia14.ru reports.
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