Naphthenate control: Is acetic acid injection the answer

Second SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Corrosion 2005: Corrosion Control in Oil and Gas Production - "Fluids, Chemicals, Materials and More", Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 123-131

  Bretherton, N ^a   Smith, R ^b   Keilty, G ^b   Ubbels, S ^c  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b Champion Technologies Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Champion Technologies

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACIDITY; CALCIUM; CORROSION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WATER;

CORROSION RATES; NAPTHENATE CONTROL; NAPTHENIC ACIDS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 27644537963     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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