Novel Low Dosage Hydrate Inhibitors for Deepwater Operations

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 1271-1277

  Fu, B ^a   Neff, S ^a   Mathur, A ^b   Bakeev, K ^b  

^a NALCO COMPANY   (United States)

^b ISP ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL LATTICES; FLUIDS; HYDRATES; NATURAL GAS; THERMODYNAMICS; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY;

DEEPWATER OPERATIONS; LOW DOSAGE HYDRATE INHIBITORS (LDHI);

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

EID: 1142290730     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/71472-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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