A mechanistic study of naphthenate scale formation

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 633-642

  Shepherd, A G ^a   Thomson, G ^b   Westacott, R ^b   Neville, A ^b   Sorbie, K S ^c  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FATTY ACIDS; PH EFFECTS; POSITIVE IONS; SCALE (DEPOSITS); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; TOLUENE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

AQUEOUS PHASE; OIL-WATER INTERFACE; OLYMPUS TRANSMISSION MICROSCOPE MODEL; POLYPROTIC SPECIES;

NAPHTHALENE;

EID: 23844513461     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/93407-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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