Predicting brine mixing deep within the reservoir and its impact on scale control in marginal and deepwater developments

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 210-220

  Mackay, Eric J ^a   Jordan, Myles M ^b   Torabi, Farshia ^c  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NALCO COMPANY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROCARBONS; IONS; THERMODYNAMICS;

BRINE MIXING;

SEAWATER;

BRINE; DEEP WATER; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; SCALE FORMATION;

BRINE; DEEP WATER; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0141568850     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/85104-PA     Document Type: Article

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