Water scaling case studies in a Kuwaiti oil field

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 48-55

  Salman, M ^a   Qabazard, H ^a   Moshfeghian, M ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

BaSO4; CaCO3; Effluent water; Formation water; Produced water; Scale

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENT WATER; FORMATION WATER; WATER SCALING;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EFFLUENTS; OIL FIELDS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EFFLUENTS; OIL FIELDS; WATER ANALYSIS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT; OIL FIELD; RESERVOIR;

ASIA; EURASIA; KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST]; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33845877473     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.04.020     Document Type: Article

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