Resumen
Reduction of petroleum wells production is often observed and related to the presence of solid deposits adhered on the internal wall of the tubing. A piece of tubing with organic material adhered on its surface was recovered from a Mexican southeastern region well. Its composition and morphology was studied applying scanning electron microscopy with X-ray energy dispersion spectroscopy (SEM-EDXS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and reflection Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IRS). High-condensed hydrocarbons with hydroxyl and carboxyl functional groups and 6.4 wt% total sulfur were found. The adhered-material morphology suggests vitreous solid structure usually identified in polycyclic aromatic compounds. Iron (II, III) oxides and nonstoichiometric sulfides are present; the last, as a corrosion product obtained in petroleum with low H2S concentration. Pyrrhotite (Fe1-x S), which exhibits a nonstoichiometric structure, was reported as the active phase of iron oxide catalysts in hydrogen interchange processes.
Idioma original | Inglés |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | 1299-1306 |
Número de páginas | 8 |
Publicación | Surface Review and Letters |
Volumen | 6 |
N.º | 6 |
DOI | |
Estado | Publicada - dic. 1999 |