Abstract: The preparation of alkoxylates of oligoamines or polyamines by a two-stage procedure where, in the first stage, one molecule of alkylene oxide per NH group is added onto the oligoamines or polyamines in the presence of water, alcohols or acids or a mixture thereof in the absence of a neutral or basic catalyst and, in the second stage, after removal of water and acids reaction with further alkylene oxide is carried out in the presence of a conventional neutral or basic catalyst, entails, before the second stage is carried out, an organic solvent or diluent or a mixture thereof from the group of(a) alcohols and phenols and their alkoxylates,(b) polyalcohols based on ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide or a mixture thereof,(c) N-substituted carboxamides,(d) alkanolmonoamines and alkanolpolyamines and their alkoxylates,(e) other alkoxylates of oligoamines or polyamines,(f) aromatic hydrocarbons,(g) aliphatic hydrocarbons,(h) ethers and(i) sulfones or sulfoxidesbeing added.

Abstract: Glycine-N,N-diacetic acid derivatives and their alkali metal, akaline earth metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts, used as completing agents for alkaline earth metal and heavy metal ions in the production and transport of petroleum and natural gas.

Abstract: Water is separated from crude oil by a process in which the oil demulsifier used is a mixture ofA) compounds which have demulsifying activity and are of the structure type of the(a) polyethyleneimine alkoxylate,(b) mono- or oligoamine alkoxylate,(c) alkoxylated alkylphenol/formaldehyde resins,(d) alkoxylated amine-modified alkylphenol/formaldehyde resins,(e) co- or terpolymers of alkoxylated acrylates or methacrylates with vinyl compounds,(f) condensates of mono- or oligoamine alkoxylates, dicarboxylic acids and alkylene oxide block copolymers, where these condensates may furthermore be completely or partially quaternized at the nitrogen atoms, or(g) compounds (a) to (f) reacted with crosslinking agents andB) as a demulsifying assistant, a polyalkylene glycol ether which has no demulsifying activity and is of the general formula I or IIR.sup.1 ?(OA.sup.1).sub.a --OH!.sub.n (I)H--(OA.sup.1).sub.b --(OA.sup.2).sub.c --(OA.sup.3).sub.d --OH(II)whereR.sup.1 is a monovalent to decavalent C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: Reaction products which are suitable as demulsifiers for crude oil emulsions, comprise olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acids and polyetherols and are obtainable byA) condensation of one or more unsaturated C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 -carboxylic acids or their derivatives of the general formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or carboxyl, R.sup.3 is hydrogen or methyl and R.sup.1 together with the carboxyl group may form a 5-membered or 6-membered anhydride ring, with a polyetherol of the general formula II ##STR2## where R.sup.4 is a radical of a monohydric or polyhydric alcohol or of a phenol or of an alkylphenol of 7 to 30 carbon atoms or a radical of an alkylphenol/formaldehyde or alkylphenol/acetaldehyde condensate, R.sup.5 is a branched or straight-chain C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkylene group, where different units [R.sup.

Abstract: An ammonium salt of an alkenylsuccinic half-amide of formula (I) below ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 denotes H or a C.sub.6 -C.sub.18 -alkenyl radical, provided that the radicals R.sup.1 are not both H or both C.sub.6 -C.sub.18 -alkenyl,X denotes a group of the formula --NHR.sup.2 or --NR.sup.2 R.sup.3, in whichR.sup.2 and R.sup.3 denote C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, cycloalkyl or a heterocyclic ring attached to the nitrogen atom via an alkylene chain,andA denotes XH or a different primary, secondary, or tertiary amine, for example an alkanolamine or a polyamine,and the use thereof as a corrosion inhibitor in oil and/or gas production technology.

Abstract: Petroleum demulsifiers which contain, as the active ingredients, oxyalkylated isoalkylphenol-formaldehyde resins and oxyalkylated polyalkylenepolyamines.

Abstract: Polyhydroxy-polyalkylene-polyamine salts of maleic amide acids are useful metal corrosion inhibitors for use in water-in-oil emulsions.