Technologies for Valorisation of Waste Streams from Oil & Gas Operations, 2019 - The Importance of Implementing New Processes to Reclaim and Reuse Oil from Sludge and Emulsion Solids

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Oil sludge is produced at various stages of the oil industry from exploration, production, transportation, processing, and storage. Majority of the sludge is produced at waste water treatment plants considering that large quantities of water are used at critical nodes of the refinery process including desalting, thermal cracking, distillation and catalytic cracking.

It is estimated that for every volume of crude oil processed, up to 1.6 times of wastewater is produced and for every 500 tons of crude oil processed, 1 ton of oil sludge is produced. Therefore, sludge produced during refinery processes has gained a lot of attention from policy makers and regualtory bodies. Traditionally, mechanical, electrochemical and biological processes have been used for petroleum wastewater treatment. However, secondary waste generated is generated from these processes creating difficulties in managing disposal.

Additionally, petroleum sludge is also generated from cleaning of oil storage tanks, equipment maintenance and oil-water separators. Therefore, there is a need to explore different alternative routes available for treatment and management of petroleum sludge waste from across the oil industry value chain. One another area of concern is the removal and valorization of mercury from non-associated gas streams. In most cases, mercury in natural gas occurs in elemental state. Due to its high vapor pressure, mercury is very mobile and can get dispersed throughout the gas plant's assets. This creates a major challenge for gas processors to make decision on how and where it can be removed.

This research service titled Treatment and Valorization of waste streams in the Oil & Gas industry details trends in the oil and gas industry which are creating a need for new and efficient methods for treatment of waste streams in the oil and gas industry. Classification of waste streams is discussed according to the source and composition.

The main focus of this research is to identify the technology development trends in waste separation, treatment and valorization of four waste types classified based on source including:

Oil handling waste
Mercury waste from non-associated gas streams in gas plants
Drilling & work-over waste
Pyrophoric iron sulfide refinery and gas processing plants
Insights on activities of key stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem, maturity of emerging technologies and patent filing trends are discussed to provide an overview of the evolving technology landscape

Key Topics Covered:

1.0 Executive Summary
1.1 Research Scope
1.2 Research Methodology
1.3 Transforming Processes to Create Value From Oil and Gas Waste

2.0 Introduction
2.1 Trends Driving Need for Waste Management in the Oil & Gas Industry
2.2 Introduction to Waste Streams in the Oil & Gas Industry
2.3 Relevant Policies that Impact E&P Activities in EU
2.4 Regulatory Framework in EU for Wastes Generated from Refineries
2.5 Drive to Realize Incremental Value Impeded by Complexities

3.0 Oil Handling Waste
3.1 Types of Hydrocarbon Waste in Petroleum Refinery
3.2 Petroleum Sludge Composition
3.3 Characterization of Refinery Storage Tank Bottom Sludge
3.4 Importance of Oil Sludge Treatment and Technology Landscape
3.5 Solvent Extraction: Solvent Induced Sludge Dissolution and Oil Recovery
3.6 Centrifugation: Mechanical Method for Pre-treated Sludge
3.7 Surfactant EOR: An Effective Method to Clean Solid Particles
3.8 Freeze/Thaw: A Method Utilizing Volume Expansion of Water Droplet
3.9 Pyrolysis: Thermal Treatment Offering Usable Hydrocarbon Products
3.10 Microwave Irradiation: Improved Heating and Separation Efficiencies
3.11 Electro-kinetic: Utilizing Low Intensity DC in a Sludge Tank Cell
3.12 Ultrasonic Irradiation: Efficient Method for Cleaning Emulsion Solids
3.13 Froth Floatation: Surface Chemistry-based Method Requiring Large Volumes of Water
3.14 Hybrid Oil Sludge Treatment Approaches
3.15 Hybrid Oil Sludge Treatment Approaches Also Include Combination of Technologies
3.16 Storage Tank Bottom Sludge Treatment and Recycling Method
3.17 Thermal Desorption of Oil Sludge to Low Grade Petroleum Coke
3.18 Improving Coke Product Quality by Recycling >50% Oil Sludge
3.19 Microwave Heating for Improve Resource Recovery and Disposal
3.20 Increasing Oxygen Availability to Enable Enzyme Assisted Sludge Remediation
3.21 Ultrasonic Irradiation Methods for Oil Sludge Treatment
3.22 Sludge Treatment Methods Using Gel Breaker and Solvent Extraction
3.23 Technology IP Ownership Status of Innovation Profiles
3.24 Slop Oil Emulsion Solids
3.25 Re-Using Slop Oil Emulsion Solids in Mastic Asphalt Suspensions
3.26 Hg Removal Treatment and Valorization of Emulsion Solids
3.27 Organic Acid Demulsifer Treatment for BS&W Reduction in Slop Oil
3.28 Method to Remove Entrapped Heavy Crude from Solid Particles
3.29 New Thermal Desorption Process for Reclaiming Oil from Solids
3.30 Sludge Disposal Methods: Bioremediation
3.31 Patent Filing Trends: Oil Sludge Treatment Methods
3.32 Sludge Treatment Methods: Energy Consumption Based on Literature Survey

4.0 Mercury From Non-associated Gas
4.1 Mercury Removal from Non-associated Gas Processing
4.2 Improving Adsorbent Efficiency Through Material Modification
4.3 Novel Method Using Polymer Adsorbent for Mercury Removal
4.4 Solution Phase Mercury Removal Eliminates Adsorbent Disposal Problems
4.5 Publication Trends - Refinery Sludge Treatment and Mercury Removal

5.0 Drilling and Workover Waste
5.1 Major Components of Drilling and Workover Waste Stream
5.2 Drilling fluids and its environmental impact
5.3 Drilling and Workover Waste Valorization Approaches
5.4 Land Application of Drilling Waste has Potential to Improve Soil Characteristics
5.5 Innovations Focused on the Use of Drilling Waste as Sustainable Soil Resources for Landscaping
5.6 Composting and Bioreactors offer Effective Monitoring of Waste Properties during Treatment
5.7 Co-composting Treatment of Hydrocarbon Impaired Drilling Wastes
5.8 Successful Trials have been Performed to Produce Fertilizers from Drilling Waste using Vermiculture
5.9 Thermal Desorption Processes enables Recovery of Drilling & Workover materials for Reuse in E&P as well as Other Applications
5.10 Indirect Rotary Kilns can Recover Vaporized Hydrocarbons along with Drill Cuttings
5.11 Thermal Phase Separation Process Allows for Effective Base Oil Recovery for Reuse
5.12 Compact and Portable TPS systems for Drilling Waste Valorization
5.13 Thermal Distillation of Drilling & Workover Waste Mitigates the Risks Associated with Thermal Degradation of Recovered Oil
5.14 Thermal Distillation Consumes Lesser Footprint than other Thermal Desorption Technologies for Drilling & Workover Waste Valorization
5.15 Utilizing Drill Cuttings for Road Spreading
5.16 Use of Drill Cuttings as Aggregate in Concrete Mixtures
5.17 Utilizing the Fine Powder By-product from Thermo-mechanical Cuttings Cleaner (TCC) as Fine Aggregate in Concrete Mixtures
5.18 Utilization of Drill Cuttings as Fuel
5.19 Conversion of Drill Cuttings into Plastic
5.20 Drilling and Workover Waste Management Policies and Initiatives by Other Key Stakeholders in Oil & Gas
5.21 Companies Offering Commercialized Integrated Drilling Waste Management Solutions
5.22 Water-based Drilling Fluids are the Least Subjected to Regulations
5.23 Environmental Legislations Regulating Offshore Fluids & Cuttings Discharges
5.24 Patent Filing Trends: Drilling Waste Valorization

6.0 Pyrophoric Iron Sulfide Waste
6.1 Pyrophoric Iron Sulfides are a Major Cause of Explosions in Oil Refineries
6.2 Conventional Technologies to Treat Pyrophoric Iron Sulfide
6.3 Pyrophoric Iron Sulfides are a Major Cause of Explosions in Oil Refineries
6.4 Treating Pyrophoric Waste by Oxidizing Iron Sulfide Using Sodium Nitrate
6.5 Treating Pyrophoric Iron Sulfide Using Ozonated Water
6.6 Chemical Cleaning and Decontamination of Pyrophoric Iron Sulfide
6.7 Column and Tower Decontamination using Vapor-Phase process

7.0 Summary
7.1 Summary of Oil Sludge/Solids Treatment and Valorization Prospects
7.2 Summary of Valorization Prospects

8.0 Key Contacts

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