Occurrence, prediction, and prevention of zinc sulfide scale within gulf coast and north sea high-temperature and high-salinity fields

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 200-209

  Collins, Ian R ^a   Jordan, Myles M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; IONS; MINERALS; OIL WELLS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

UNDERDEPOSIT CORROSION;

ZINC SULFIDE;

INHIBITION; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; SCALE FORMATION; ZINC SULFIDE;

MITIGATION; OIL FIELD; SULFIDE; WELL TECHNOLOGY; ZINC;

GULF OF MEXICO; NORTH SEA;

EID: 0141680218     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/84963-PA     Document Type: Article

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