Integrated field development for effective scale control throughout the water cycle in deep water subsea fields

67th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE Conference and Exhibition, incorporating SPE EUROPE2005 - Extended Abstracts

Volumn 67th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2005: The Challenge of Discovery. Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 2585-2601

  Jordan, M M ^a   Mackay, E J ^b  

^a Nalco

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROCARBONS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; WATER ANALYSIS;

BRINE CHEMISTRY; ECONOMIC SCALE CONTROL; SCALE MANAGEMENT;

OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS;

EID: 33645116461     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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