Inhibition of barite scale in the presence of hydrate inhibitors

SPE Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 256-266

  Tomson, Mason B ^a   Kan, Amy T ^a   Fu, Gongmin ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; HYDRATES; NUCLEATION; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PHASE COMPOSITION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SUPERSATURATION;

BARITE NUCLEATION RATES; BARITE SCALE; CLASSICAL NUCLEATION THEORY; HYDRATE INHIBITORS; POLYMER INHIBITOR;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 26844497279     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/87437-PA     Document Type: Article

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