Solvent removes downhole NORM-contaminated BaSO4 scale

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 65-68

  Ford, W G F ^a,d   Gadeken, L L ^a,d,e,f,g,h   Callahan, T J ^b,i   Jackson, D ^c,j,k  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^b Halliburton Energy Services   (Canada)

^c PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd   (Canada)

^d SPE

^e Westmar College

^f UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^g IEEE

^h New Mex Inst Mining and Technol ^*

ⁱ NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^j PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd

^k UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCALE REMOVAL; SOLVENT ACTION; WELLS;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CONTAMINATION; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; REMOVAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLVENTS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BARIUM SULFATE; NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; PRETREATMENT ANALYSIS; SCALE MEASUREMENT; SOLVENT TREATMENT; XRAY ENERGY SPECTROMETER;

SCALE (DEPOSITS);

EID: 0030111578     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. "Scale Prevention," Best Practices Series (CS-5220), Halliburton Energy Services, 1994.
2. Bull. E2, Management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials in Oil and Gas Production, API, April 1992, pp. 33-35.
3. Von Flaten, R., "NORM Contamination, Regulations Threaten Industry Economy," Petroleum Engineering International, May 1993, pp. 36-39.