Novel Scale Removers are Developed for Dissolving Alkaline Earth Deposits

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 411-423

  Frenier, Wayne W ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; BIODEGRADATION; CALCITE; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHELATION; CHEMICAL ATTACK; COMPLEXATION; CORROSION; DISSOLUTION; OIL FIELDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REACTION KINETICS; SPECTROSCOPY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CHELATING AGENTS; SCALE REMOVERS;

DESCALING;

EID: 1642520883     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/65027-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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