Investigation of sulfide scavengers in well-acidizing fluids

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 229-235

  Nasr El Din, Hisham A ^a   Al Humaidan, Adel Y ^a   Fadhel, Bandar A ^a   Frenier, Wayne W ^b   Hill, Donald G ^b  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; FOULING; GAS PRODUCERS; SCAVENGING; TOXICITY;

ACID-CORROSION INHIBITORS;

FLUIDS;

OIL WELL; SULFIDE; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

OIL WELL; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0036872873     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/80289-PA     Document Type: Article

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