CHEMICAL TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
A composition including a powder and a liquid treatment chemical is provided. The powder includes sodium bicarbonate, calcium carbonate, citric acid, oxalic acid, palmitic acid, tartaric acid, and/or maleic acid. The liquid treatment chemical may be an organic sulfur compound, an imidazoline, a carboxylic acid, a fatty acid amine condensate, a substituted fatty acid ester, a substituted aromatic amine, a phosphoric acid ester, a quaternary ammonium compound, a compound having multiple positive charges, and any combination thereof. The composition may be in the form of a tablet. A composition having a liquid treatment chemical disposed within a water-soluble container is also provided.
1 . A composition, comprising:
a powder comprising sodium bicarbonate, calcium carbonate, citric acid, oxalic acid, palmitic acid, tartaric acid, maleic acid, or any combination thereof, and
a liquid treatment chemical selected from the group consisting of an organic sulfur compound, an imidazoline, a carboxylic acid, a fatty acid amine condensate, a substituted fatty acid ester, a substituted aromatic amine, a phosphoric acid ester, a quaternary ammonium compound, a compound comprising multiple positive charges, and any combination thereof;
wherein the composition is in a form of a tablet.
2 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the liquid treatment chemical is oil-soluble.
3 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the liquid treatment chemical is selected from the group consisting of 2-mercaptoethanol, a diethylenetriamine (DETA) tall oil fatty acid (TOFA) imidazoline, a reaction product of triethylamine (TEA) and TOFA, a reaction product of TOFA and tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA), an alkyl pyridine, an ethoxylated branched nonylphenol phosphate ester, a benzy-(C 12 to C 18 linear alkyl)-dimethylammonium chloride, 5-carboxy-4-hexyl-2-cyclohexene octanoic acid, 6-carboxy-4-hexyl-2-cyclohexene octanoic acid, maleated TOFA, an acrylated DETA:TOFA imidazoline, and any combination thereof.
4 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition excludes a solvent and/or a wax.
5 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is anhydrous.
6 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises from about 40 wt. % to about 99 wt. % of the powder and from about 1 wt. % to about 60 wt. % of the liquid treatment chemical.
7 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a tablet.
8 . The composition of claim 7 , wherein the tablet does not include a coating.
9 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the liquid treatment chemical comprises a hydrate inhibitor, an asphaltene inhibitor, a paraffin inhibitor, a demulsifier, a biocide, a scale inhibitor, a corrosion inhibitor, and any combination thereof.
10 . A composition, comprising:
a liquid treatment chemical selected from the group consisting of an organic sulfur compound, an imidazoline, a carboxylic acid, a fatty acid amine condensate, a substituted fatty acid ester, a substituted aromatic amine, a phosphoric acid ester, a quaternary ammonium compound, a compound comprising multiple positive charges, and any combination thereof;
wherein the composition is disposed within a water-soluble container.
11 . The composition of claim 10 , wherein the water-soluble container is cellulose-based or comprises gelatin.
12 . The composition of claim 10 , wherein the water-soluble container is biodegradable.
13 . The composition of claim 10 , wherein the water-soluble container comprises paper, board stock, cardboard, corrugate, or any combination thereof.
14 . The composition of claim 10 , wherein the water-soluble container comprises a water dissolvable polymer coating.
15 . The composition of claim 14 , wherein the water dissolvable polymer coating comprises a polyvinyl alcohol polymer.
16 . The composition of claim 10 , wherein the composition further comprises a water-soluble salt weighting agent.
17 . The composition of claim 16 , wherein the weighting agent is sodium chloride, sodium bromide, sodium iodide, calcium chloride, calcium bromide, calcium iodide, or any combination thereof.
18 . The composition of claim 10 , wherein the liquid treatment chemical comprises a hydrate inhibitor, an asphaltene inhibitor, a paraffin inhibitor, a demulsifier, a biocide, a scale inhibitor, a corrosion inhibitor, and any combination thereof.
19 . A method of inhibiting corrosion of a metallic surface, comprising:
adding the composition of claim 1 to a medium in a subterranean reservoir, wellhead, and/or pipeline, wherein the medium comprises the metallic surface.