Predicting Brine Mixing Deep Within the Reservoir, and the Impact on Scale Control in Marginal and Deepwater Developments

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 739-755

  Mackay, E J ^a   Jordan, M M ^b   Torabi, F ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NALCO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; HYDROCARBONS; SCALE (DEPOSITS); THERMODYNAMICS; WATER INJECTION;

BRINE CHEMISTRY; DEEPWATER DEVELOPMENTS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1842558468     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/73779-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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