Rapid Chemical Analysis for Control Measurements.

Rapid Chemical Analysis for Control Measurements. Presented by Ken Schmidt, Wilson Analytical

You collect the samples in the field…

But where do you analyze them?

Inherent Problems with the Status Quo: Central Laboratory Analysis • Sampling and chain of custody errors

• Degradation of sample quality with time • High cost of third-party analyses or maintaining in-house lab infrastructure

• Poor statistics, as the number of samples taken and transported is usually minimized

• Delays in problem diagnosis and hence remedial action www.wilsonanalytical.com

The Solution: Rugged, Portable Analytical Equipment Excellence Required in:

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Chemical Analysis

Mechanical Design and Fabrication Optical and Electronic Design Miniaturization of equipment Field Robustness and Ease of Use

Final Integration into a complete analytical solution www.wilsonanalytical.com

Optical Spectroscopy : Rapid Chemical Analysis of Liquids UV/Visible Absorbance: Colorimetric Analysis

• Must have coloured samples or colour-change reagents



Moderate sensitivity and prone to interference

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UV/Visible Absorbance: Colorimetric Analysis

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Oilfield Absorbance-Based Measurements

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Chloroform Extraction-Dye Coupling (Corrosion Inhibitors) pH and titrations Sample digestion followed by purple phosphate-molybdate complex formation (Scale Inhibitors) Other reagent-based analyses (Hach Tests)

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Optical Spectroscopy : Rapid Chemical Analysis of Liquids Fluorescence Emission Analysis

• Must have fluorescent samples or fluorescent reagents



Excellent sensitivity and fairly immune to interference

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Fluorescence Emission Analysis

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Oilfield Fluorescence-Based Measurements

• Tracing with Fluorescent Dyes (Water Flows and Solvents) • Intrinsically Fluorescent Materials (Corrosion Inhibitors) • Fluorescently-tagged Analytes (Scale Inhibitors) • Nanochemistry-based fluorescent reagents (In Progress)

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Absorbance and Fluorescence Measurements Out of the Lab

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Wilson Analytical’s rugged technology brings the accuracy of laboratory instruments directly to the field or to a process lab location

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Wilson Instruments use Dependable LED Technology for Light Sources No flash lamps or other delicate light sources Monochromatic Inherently Robust Versatile

In combination with a USB-driven micro-spectrometer for Detection Small No moving parts Full spectrum detection

Lab on a Tailgate

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Wilson Analytical’s unique QuatBox technology brings the accuracy of laboratory fluorescence methods directly to the field in one easy-to-use, ruggedized package

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The Wilson LabBox • Lab model, no field-use

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features Same high performance as the QuatBox Same internal ruggedness Fluorescence or Absorbance measurements Attractively priced Well suited to “rough” labs Perfect for process control measurements

The Wilson X-Probebox • Highly stabilized, high• •

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output LED Light Source Integrated Spectrometer Works with fiber optic probes Dipping, reflection, fluorescence or other For external samples or inline process analysis systems

The New Wilson Open Platform System • Easily interchangeable





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highly stabilized, highoutput LED Light Sources complete with optical filters Easily interchangeable Sample Holders complete with optical filters (for solids or liquids) Easily interchangeable Spectrometers coupled to system electronics

The New Wilson Open Platform System

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Oilfield Fluorescence-Based Measurements

•Tracing with Fluorescent Dyes (Water Flows, Oil Soluble Products)

•Less than 1 ppb detection limit for FL dyes •Dyes only follow the solvent, not the actives

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Direct Environmental Measurements in the Field • ppm level detection limits for petroleum and its conjugated aromatic compounds (PAH’s, NA’s, TPH) in water

Tailings Ponds Oil Spills

Oilfield Fluorescence-Based Measurements

• Intrinsically Fluorescent Materials (Corrosion Inhibitors)

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•Reliable data can be obtained within minutes of sampling •Custom designed, intuitive software makes it easy to use

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• 1 ppm detection limit for most continuously applied corrosion inhibitors containing APQ’s

• No sample preparation other than filtration and dilution

Oilfield Fluorescence-Based Measurements

• No APQ’s ? Using other bases? Fluorescent Imidazolines!

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Oilfield Fluorescence-Based Measurements

• Intrinsically Fluorescent Materials (Corrosion Inhibitors)

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Oilfield Fluorescence-Based Measurements



Intrinsically Fluorescent Materials (Frac Tracers)

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Fluorescent Silica Nanoparticles (FSNP)

For more info, contact Dr. David Antoniuk [email protected] Tel: (780) 554-7398 www.wilsonanalytical.com

Fluorescent Silica Nanoparticles (FSNP) • Applied Quantum Materials has developed a suite of nanoparticles for the oil industry that can be used as a non-toxic, thermally stable reservoir tracer. • AQM’s materials are designed to be stable at downhole temperatures of 250 ᵒC, and are made to be compatible with fracking solutions by adjusting their surface chemistry. • Appropriately sized silica nanoparticles infused into a fracture fluid can penetrate the newly opened fractures during the pressurized fracturing stage. • Detection of FSNP to ppb can be made with Wilson Analytical spectrometers. www.wilsonanalytical.com

Oilfield Fluorescence-Based Measurements

•Fluorescently-tagged Actives (Kemira Scale Inhibitors)

• Polyacrylamides? www.wilsonanalytical.com

Oilfield Fluorescence-Based Measurements

•Nanochemistry-based fluorescent reagents (sulfide in water)

A Retrievable and Highly Selective Fluorescent Probe for Monitoring Sulfide and Imaging in Living Cells Fengping Hou, Liang Huang, Pinxian Xi, Ju Cheng, Xuefei Zhao, Guoqiang Xie,Yanjun Shi, Fengjuan Cheng,Xiaojun Yao, Decheng Bai, and Zhengzhi Zeng. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 2454−2460

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Oilfield Fluorescence-Based Measurements

•Nanochemistry-based fluorescent reagents (Scale Inhibitors) Aluminum-Morin Complex: •FL signal is quenched by Scale Inhibitor Binding to Al (a Turn-Off reagent) •Working FL Turn-On Reagents

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The Future of Wilson Instrumentation • In-instrument sample mixture separation • Detection of multiple analytes at one time using a single instrument www.wilsonanalytical.com

Current Oilfield Water Analysis

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The WaterBox

Full Oilfield Water Analysis at the Point of Sampling www.wilsonanalytical.com

The WaterBox •

Based on Capillary Electrophoresis, which uses electrical separation of anions (-ve ions) and cations (+ve ions) in water with optical detection • Designed to give accurate results under field conditions, even with brines • Full oilfield water chemical analysis of all cations and anions, corrosion and scale inhibitor residuals • Answers in less than 30 minutes directly in the field

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The WaterBox •Advanced anion profiles for Corrosion Work and Pipelines Organic Acids Sulphur speciation (sulphide, sulphate, sulphite, …)



Advanced ion profiles for Fracturing Applications Borates Nitrates Multiple Simultaneous Frac Tracers (64+)



Advanced anion profiles for Oilsands applications Silicates Napthenic Acids www.wilsonanalytical.com

Portable H2S Analyzer for Liquid Hydrocarbons H2S Off-Gassing Potential?

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Portable H2S Analyzer for Liquid Hydrocarbons

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Contact us: Ken Schmidt Phone: (780) 702-0610 Email: [email protected]

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