| CONTROL OF SOLIDS IN BOREHOLE FLUIDS |
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| Field Study of Wellbore Hydraulics in Air Drilling |
| M.A. Adewumi, S. Tian, R.W. Watson | 1 |
| Fluid Conductance and Separation Characteristics of Oilfield Screen Cloths |
| L.L. Hoberock | 2 |
| Treatment of Completion/Workover Fluids to Remove Particulates Efficiently |
| K.L. Bridges, S.L. Berry | 21 |
| The Role of Solids Concentrations on the Carrying Capacity of Drilling Fluids in Vertical Annulus |
| M.B. Laruccia, C.C. Santana, E.E. Maidla | 24 |
| Use of Flocculants in Dewatering of Drilling Muds |
| S.K. Sharma, A.G. Smelley | 43 |
| Zeta Potential Measurement Aids in Mud Processing and Solids Separation |
| D. Bielewicz | 52 |
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| ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES AND REGULATORY CONSTRAINTS |
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| Barite Reclamation and Brine Clarification |
| L. Bone | 57 |
| Remediation of Oil Field Wastes |
| R.W. Peters, C.A. Wentz | 58 |
| Operational Process at Houma Salt Water Disposal Corporation |
| H.J. Thibodaux, J.T. Connolly, U.J. Fournier |
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| The Use of Barite Recovery to Comply with Waste Treatment/Disposal Regulations |
| R. Spell, C.R. Hall | 77 |
| Environmental Compliance Assessment Review |
| G. H. Holliday | 78 |
| Practical Remediation of Floating Hydrocyclones |
K. Still, M. Zolton | 85 |
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| POLLUTION REMOVAL FROM OILFIELD PROCESS STREAMS |
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| Oilfield Brine Filtration: Seven Years of Procedures, Problems, Solutions and Results |
| F.L. Wedel, Jr., R.V. Haagensen, H.F. Poch, Jr. | 86 |
| Oil-Water Separation Using Hydrocyclones, An Experimental Search for Optimum Dimensions |
| G.A. Young, W.D. Wakley, D.L. Taggart, S.L. Andrews, J.P,. Worrell | 102 |
| Development, Analysis, and Field Testing of a Brine Treatment Process |
| R.W. Watson, M.A. Adewumi, S. Heckman | 123 |
| Environmentally Safe Temporary Clay Stabilizer for Use in Well Service Fluids |
| R.E. Himes | 124 |
| Novel Methods of Cleaning Produced Water |
| R. Boze | 140 |
| Exxflow/Exxpress Microfiltration Membrane Technology for Treatment of Oil Produced Water |
| R. Groves, G.H. Bartman | 141 |
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| CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL ENHANCEMENT OF SEPARATIONS |
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| Recycling Oil-Field Produced Waters Using Evaporation Technology |
| R.L. Solomon, D.J. Bowlin, K.E. Schooley | 149 |
| Chemical Conditioning to Optimize Oil Recovery |
| G. Evans | 160 |
| Maximizing Coagulation Chemistry Helps Optimize the Filtration Process |
| J.G. Penniman | 172 |
| Flocculant Application for Belt Presses and Plate and Frame Presses |
| M.A. Hahn | 179 |
| Oilfield Process Stream Treatment by Means of Alternating Current Electrocoagulation |
| C.W. Farrell | 186 |
| A Brief Essay on Dirt |
| R. Luxemburg | 208 |
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| DOWNHOLE FILTRATION AND CORE TECHNOLOGY |
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| The Effects of Emulsifiers and Amine Compounds Used in Oil Base Drilling Fluids on Oil Mobility in Reservoir Rock |
| D. Sanner, C. Storli, J.J. Azar, J. Lummus | 209 |
| Simulation of the Effects of Shale Heterogeneities on Effective Permeability in Deep Well Injection Disposal Systems |
| S. Rhee, D.D. Reible, W.D. | 215 |
| Full-Scale Experiments on Drilling Mud Filtration |
| E.J. Fordham, C. Hall, P.S. Hammond, D. Murch | 234 |
| Strategies for Obtaining Effective Injectivity Patterns |
| D. Dalrymple | 238 |
| Filter Cake Structure Analysis Using the Scanning Electron Microscope |
| M.E. Chenevert, J. Huycke | 246 |
| Use of Microbubble Dispersions to Remove Heavy Metals and Organics from Drilling Fluids |
| D. Roy, V.J. Amedee | 261 |
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| SEPARATION EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS PERFORMANCE |
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| Relative Performance of Filters and Centrifuges with Respect to Average Cake Porosity |
| F.M. Tiller, N.B. Hsyung | 262 |
| Filtration Specifications for Oilfield Applications |
| J.E. Schmitz, C.H. Likens | 281 |
| Field Performance Results of Various Coalescers |
| G. Carriere, C. Tyrie | 291 |
| Removal of Oil, Grease, and Suspended Solids from Produced Water Using Ceramic Crossflow Microfiltration |
| A.S.C. Chen, J.T. Flynn, R.G. Cook, A.L. Casaday | 292 |
| All Centrifuges Have Operating Parameters |
| E.T. DeMartino | 318 |
| Perlite in Oil Patch Applications |
| E.R. Butterworth | 323 |
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| DENSIFICATION OF OILFIELD SOLID DISCHARGE |
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| Methodology for Investigating Permeability and Porosity of Sediments Encountered in Thickening |
| D. Tarng | 332 |
| Quality Control Test Procedures for Filter Aids |
| A.F. Alciatore, D. Crider | 344 |
| Measurement of Permeability and Bulk Modulus of Viscoelastic Networks in a Centrifugal Field |
| A.K. Wojtanowicz, J.M. Griffin | 347 |
| Fluidization of Compactible Beds |
| V. Thoppay | 352 |
| Improved Dewatering Techniques for Producing Burnable Wastes |
| E. Mayer, D.E. Cregar | 358 |
| Feasibility Study on Using Waste Drilling Fluids for Construction Ceramics |
| I. Steiner | 377 |
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| ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL MEASURES |
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| Toxic Air Emissions from Glycol Dehydrators |
| T. Coerver | 382 |
| Above Ground Hazardous Filtration for Deep-Well Injection |
| E. Mayer, R. Hashemi | 383 |
| Minimizing Waste, Utilizing High Pressure Membrane Filter Presses |
| C.R. Steward | 396 |
| Hazardous Waste Recycling via High Temperature Thermal Distillation |
| T.F. Desormeaux, B. Horne | 406 |
| Solids Dewatering Using Exxpress |
| R. Groves, G.H. Bartman | 424 |
| Quality Wins |
| G.E. Weismantel | 428 |
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| POSTER SESSION |
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| Formation Damage Study Using Computed Tomography |
| Z. Krilov, B. Goricnik, A.K. Wojtanowicz | 434 |
| Petroleum Energy and the Environment - Challenges of the 1990's |
| Z. Bassiouni | 455 |