High Performance Polymers for Oil and Gas 2013 : Conference Proceedings, April 10-12, 2013, Houston, TX

As competition and demand increases, a new normal has risen. Offshore exploration and recovery is moving to greater depths, at higher pressures and temperatures than ever previously encountered and often in substantially more demanding and corrosive environments. Land based operations are utilizing a broader array of enhanced oil recovery fluids and media, as well as being forced to work in high H2S concentration deposits, each of which places further strain on the non-metallic components of the devices and tools used in the recovery of fluids and gases. In some environments, such as tar sands, requirements for highly abrasion resistant materials with broad operating temperature windows in high pressure steam contact is presenting new challenges to materials providers. The industry is moving to greater water depths to prolong the productivity of mature fields, because of this, the significance of weight saving has become increasingly important. The oil and gas sector is finding significant use for lightweight, high strength thermoplastics and thermoset composite materials to replace their heavy metal counterparts in rig construction and onboard devices. Is your company fully prepared for 2014 and beyond?Where elastomers may have served in the past, thermoplastics will be required in the future; where thermoplastics may not meet all demanding conditions, application specific composites may be called for. The future of materials science and technology providers is a bright yet demanding one as the rate of demand for new materials grows and perhaps exceeds to pace at which new solutions can be developed.Tailored to the specific needs of the oil and gas industry, these proceedings cover all the presentations from this conference which featured a broad range of highly topical papers, addressing innovative polymeric materials and their application in extreme subsea environments. The industry is moving to greater water depths to prolong the productivity of mature fields, because of this, the significance of weight saving has become increasingly important. The oil and gas sector is finding significant use for lightweight, high strength thermoplastics and thermoset composite materials to replace their heavy metal counterparts in rig construction and onboard devices. Is your company fully prepared for 2014 and beyond?. Where elastomers may have served in the past, thermoplastics will be required in the future; where thermoplastics may not meet all demanding conditions, ap