Oil and Gas

Overview
Polyethylene glycols (PEGs) and their esters are useful in a wide range of oil and gas industry applications.

Products
The following products can be used in oil and gas applications. Although each polyglycol has unique properties based on molecular weight and the monomer used, they all share some common properties. To learn more about a product family, choose from the table below.

Polyethylene Glycols DOWFAX* Nonionic Surfactants E200 E300 E400 E600 E900 E1000 E1450 E3350 E4500 E8000 DOWFAX DF61 Surfactant DOWFAX DF62 Surfactant DOWFAX DF62LF Surfactant DOWFAX DF71 Surfactant DOWFAX DF101 Surfactant SYNALOX* Water Soluble Fluids SYNALOX Water Insoluble Fluids SYNALOX EPB100 Fluid SYNALOX EPB260 Fluid SYNALOX EPB660 Fluid SYNALOX EPB5100 Fluid SYNALOX PB135 Fluid SYNALOX PB165 Fluid SYNALOX PB200 Fluid SYNALOX PB285 Fluid SYNALOX PB385 Fluid SYNALOX PB625 Fluid SYNALOX PB1715 Fluid

Specific Applications
Uses of polyglycols in oil and gas industry applications include:
• acid gas treatment
• crude oil demulsifiers
• decolorizers for distillate-type fuel oils
• drilling fluid additives
• fire-resistant hydraulic fluids
• fuel additives
• metal corrosion inhibitors in oil wells producing brine that contains hydrogen sulfide or carbon dioxide
• modifiers for silica-filled petroleum asphalt to improve softening points, temperature susceptibility, and high resistance to flow
• selective solvents for removing halogens from hydrocarbons