Prediction of scale formation problems in oil reservoirs and production equipment due to injection of incompatible waters

Developments in Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 545-566

  Moghadasi, J ^a,d   Muller Steinhagen H ^b,c   Jamialahmadi, M ^d   Sharif, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^d University of Petroleum Industry   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SALT REMOVAL; SECONDARY RECOVERY;

OILFIELD OPERATIONS; OILFIELD WATERS; PRESSURE MAINTENANCE; SURFACE EQUIPMENT;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 33745790304     PISSN: 09691855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/apj.5500140319     Document Type: Article

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