Impact of brine flow and mixing in the reservoir on scale control risk assessment and subsurface treatment options: Case histories

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-213

  Mackay, Eric J ^a   Jordan, Myles M ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Nalco ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINE FLOW; BRINE-MIXING CALCULATIONS; RESERVOIR SIMULATION;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RISKS;

BRINES;

EID: 25444486179     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1944029     Document Type: Article

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