H2S Scavengers For The Oilfield Application

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Basolon GL 40 and Basolon IN 40:

H2S scavengers for the oilfield application
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) occurs naturally and is frequently encountered in the oil and gas
industry. Natural gas or crude containing hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is commonly referred to
as sour gas and/or sour crude. H2S is soluble in both water and hydrocarbon.
Operators are faced with several major issues when producing gas containing H2S and
these include safety, environmental and regulatory concerns and operational issues. A
variety of solutions is available for the removal of H2S from gas and crude oil stream
with one of the most common use of liquid H2S scavenger. For many operators this is
the preferred option of scavenging H2S.
H2S SCAVENGERS
General information
Cover picture:
Cryo-SEM (Scanning
Electron Microscopy)
image of iron sulfide
particles in false color
representation
Product
Description
Form
Solids content
Pour Point
pH
Basolon GL 40
Glyoxal
Liquid
40%
14C
3.5
Basolon IN 40
Inhibited Glyoxal
Liquid
39.5%
14C
3.5
Advantages of
Basolon GL 40 and Basolon IN 40
Basolon GL 40 and Basolon IN 40 can be more efficient than the alternative triazine products
E
xample: 13 liters of Basolon GL 40 and Basolon IN 40/kg H2S versus 1517 liters of
triazine scavenger/kg H2S has been observed in field application
No precipitation of calcium scale in Basolon GL 40 and Basolon IN 40/brine solutions
C
ase studies #2 revealed no scaling produced from Basolon GL 40 and Basolon IN 40
treatment
B
asolon GL 40 and Basolon IN 40 has very high temperature stability with no decomposition up to 150C
B
asolon GL 40 and Basolon IN 40 + H2S reaction products are 100% water soluble and
do not precipitate by oversaturation
Basolon GL 40 is non-amine based
ADDITIONAL SECONDARY FEATURES
SUGGESTED APPLICATION
No foaming is observed with Basolon GL 40 and Basolon IN 40
3-phase production streams
No emulsion is observed with Basolon GL 40 and Basolon IN 40
2-phase gas streams
C
arbon Steel CS 1018: minimal corrosion (0.01 mmpy) observed with
Basolon IN 40
Downhole
Water miscible solvents such as MEG/MeOH are compatible

B
asolon GL 40 and Basolon IN 40 materials compatibility
(NACE standard TM-01-69)
Stainless Steel 304 and 316: no corrosion observed
H
D PE and PP, Hytrel 6356, PTFE, Viton, EPDM:
no significant changes
Nylon 11, Nitrile Buma N, HNBr: satisfactory
Subsea
Wellhead
Bulk storage tanks
Produced water streams
Initial recommendation
Scavenging H2S is considered a two step

process. The hydrogen sulfide must first
be dissolved into the fluid and then once
dissolved, it must quickly react with the
scavenger molecules. The rate of removal
is governed by the rate at which the
H2S dissolves into the scavenger-containing phase (mass transfer rate) and
the rate that the scavenger reacts with
H2S. For this reason, contact time is the
major consideration when designing an
H2S scavenger program.
Scavenging rate/efficiency is governed by the following parameters:

Temperature
Flow regimes
Contact time
Equipment design
A suggested treatment is 7 to 12 ppm of Basolon GL 40 or Basolon IN 40
per ppm H2S per bbl of fluid. It is highly recommended to use an atomizing
injection quill for all continuous treatments.
Basolon IN 40 inhibited glyoxal
It is a requirement for products used in the production of crude oil or

natural gas to not increase the corrosion of the rate of fluids. It has been
observed that Basolon GL 40 can cause corrosion of carbon steel.
Corrosion in fluid streams containing 0.11% (i.e. 1,00010,000 pm) of
Basolon GL 40 can easily be mitigated by the application of standard
production corrosion inhibitors. These standard corrosion inhibitors types
include quaternary ammonium compounds, alkylalkylenediamine and fatty
acid salts and derivatives.
For concentration higher than 1% Basolon GL 40 in production streams
or in application that require concentrated forms of Basolon GL 40, BASF
has developed Basolon IN 40.
Basolon GL 40
712 mmpy
LAB RESULTS

TEST METHOD Basolon IN 40 (40%) for 14 days at 60C with mild

steel 1018 NACE standard TM-01-69
TARGET 0.1 mmpy
RESULTS
Basolon IN 40 reached the target of 0.1 mmpy with
no pitting observed and was stable at 4C, 25C and
50C for 30 days.
Basolon IN 40
0.1 mmpy
Basolon GL 40 case studies
CASE STUDY #1 ONSHORE

CHALLENGES
RESULTS
T
he primary goal was to reduce levels of H2S primarily
for HSE and cost efficiency
86% reduction of H2S levels in storage tank was achieved
H2S scavenger that could be applied to produced

fluids prior to depressurization and separation either
at wellhead or downhole
S
torage Tank H2S levels 3,600 ppm
(Acceptable level <1,000 ppm )
F
uel Gas H2S levels 2,800 ppm
(Acceptable level <500 ppm)
6
4% reduction in fuel gas whilst injecting
Basolon GL 40 (40%) at 4,500 ppm
D
uring the field trials Basolon GL 40 (40%) had no
adverse effects on:
P
roduced water pH and bicarbonate levels therefore
did not affect the carbonate scaling potential
N
o issues in oil-in-water quality or fluid separation
were observed
Increase in production of approx. 4% crude was
observed
CASE STUDY #2 OFFSHORE

CHALLENGES
RESULTS
In the North Sea sector, H2S levels in gas are typically
maintained at the required specification by injecting
triazine based H2S scavengers topside into the gas
stream.
T
he service provider formulated Basolon GL 40 and
recommended it for field trial
T
riazine scavenger residuals and reaction by-products
that are returned from the gas system into produced
water can cause severe scaling problems.
W
ith triazine calcium carbonate scale was found to build
up within equipment to an unworkable level within 2
weeks and production had to be halted for the application
of a dissolver.
Basolon GL 40 was found to reduce topside H2S levels

by 83% from 32 ppm to 4 ppm with injection at 850 ppm
based on total fluids
D
ue to the nature of Basolon GL 40, the scaling
tendency of the produced waters was reduced and
no build up/restriction was observed
Basolon GL 40 treatment eliminated the requirement
of the regular process shut-downs to carry out scale
dissolver treatments
CASE STUDY #3 OFFSHORE
B
asolon GL 40 has been used since 2006 to control
the H2S from a field which is tied back to a highly
sensitive separation process 14 km away
It efficiently reduces H2S at an average of 88% to 4 ppm,

which is well below the 9 ppm gas lift riser specification
for this field
T
he product is supplied subsea directly into the
wellheads providing excellent reaction temperature
for Basolon GL 40
B
asolon GL 40 has been found to have no detrimental
effect on the oil-in-water or separation of the process
T
he long tie back provides excellent reaction environment
for Basolon GL 40 with long contact time and high
turbulence during the transit time to the installation
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Basolon GL 40 and Basolon IN 40:

ADDITIONAL SECONDARY FEATURES

No foaming is observed with Basolon GL 40 and Basolon IN 40

3-phase production streams

No emulsion is observed with Basolon GL 40 and Basolon IN 40

2-phase gas streams

Water miscible solvents such as MEG/MeOH are compatible

Scavenging H2S is considered a two step

Scavenging rate/efficiency is governed by the following parameters:

Basolon IN 40 inhibited glyoxal

It is a requirement for products used in the production of crude oil or

TEST METHOD Basolon IN 40 (40%) for 14 days at 60C with mild

Basolon GL 40 case studies

CASE STUDY #1 ONSHORE

86% reduction of H2S levels in storage tank was achieved

H2S scavenger that could be applied to produced

CASE STUDY #2 OFFSHORE

Basolon GL 40 was found to reduce topside H2S levels

CASE STUDY #3 OFFSHORE

It efficiently reduces H2S at an average of 88% to 4 ppm,

Middle East / North Africa

BASF Middle East LLC

BASF South East Asia Pte. Ltd.

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No foaming is observed with Basolon GL 40 and Basolon IN 40

3-phase production streams

Water miscible solvents such as MEG/MeOH are compatible

TEST METHOD Basolon IN 40 (40%) for 14 days at 60C with mild

H2S scavenger that could be applied to produced

Basolon GL 40 was found to reduce topside H2S levels

It efficiently reduces H2S at an average of 88% to 4 ppm,