Hydrate engineering
By: E. Dendy Sloan, Jr. ; edited by J. Ben Bloys.
Contributors: Bloys, J. Ben.; Society of Petroleum Engineers (U.S.)
Series: Monograph / SPE ;; vol. 21.; Henry L. Doherty series; Monograph (Society of  Petroleum Engineers (U.S.)) ;; v. 21.; Monograph (Society of Petroleum Engineers (U.S.)).
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Richardson, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 89
Subjects: Natural gas -- Hydrates.; Natural gas pipelines.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: pagenum: 1
title: Safety First: A Gallon of Prevention Is Worth a Mile of Cure
class: chapter
label: 1; pagenum: 1
title: Introduction
class: part
label: 1.1; pagenum: 1
title: Single - Sided Plug Depressurization Hazards
class: part
label: 1.2; pagenum: 2
title: Hazards of applying heat to remove hydrate plugs
class: part
label: 1.3; pagenum: 2
label: 1.4
class: part
title: Hazards of expelling plugs with high upstream pressure; pagenum: 2
label: 1.5
class: part
title: General Hydrate Plug safety considerations; pagenum: 3
title: Conclusions
class: part
label: 1.6; pagenum: 4
label: 2
class: part
title: Prevention by design: How to ensure that hydrates won't form; pagenum: 4
label: 2.1
class: part
title: Introduction; pagenum: 4
label: 2.2
class: part
title: Hydrate-formation conditions; pagenum: 4
title: Thermodynamic prevention methods
class: part
label: 2.3; pagenum: 5
title: Where do hydrates form?
class: part
label: 2.4; pagenum: 9
title: One-minute estimate of hydrate-formation conditions (Accurate to 50%)
class: part
label: 2.5; pagenum: 10
label: 2.6
class: part
title: Ten-minute estimation of hydrate formation/inhibition (Accurate to 25%); pagenum: 16
label: 2.7
class: part
title: Most accurate calculation of hydrate formation and inhibition; pagenum: 20
label: 2.8
class: part
title: Hydrate formation during expansion through valves or restrictions; pagenum: 24
title: Hydrate control through chemical inhibition and heat management
class: part
label: 2.9; pagenum: 31
title: Hydrate prevention during drilling and testing
class: part
label: 2.10; pagenum: 36
title: Design guidelines for hydrate prevention
class: part
label: 2.11; pagenum: 39
title: Hydrate-plug remediation
class: part
label: 3; pagenum: 39
label: 3.1
class: part
title: Introduction; pagenum: 39
title: How do hydrate blockages occur?
class: part
label: 3.2; pagenum: 42
title: Techniques to detect and locate hydrates
class: part
label: 3.3; pagenum: 48
label: 3.4
class: part
title: Techniques to remove a hydrate blockage; pagenum: 56
title: Avoiding hydrates on flowline shut-in or startup
class: part
label: 3.5; pagenum: 57
title: Recommendations and future development areas
class: part
label: 3.6; pagenum: 59
title: Economics
class: part
label: 4; pagenum: 59
label: 4.1
class: part
title: Introduction; pagenum: 59
label: 4.2
class: part
title: Economics of hydrate safety; pagenum: 59
label: 4.3
class: part
title: Economics of hydrate prevention; pagenum: 61
title: Economics of hydrate remediation
class: part
label: 4.4