New nitrate based treatments - A novel approach to control hydrogen sulfide in reservoir and increased oil recovery

Society of Petroleum Engineers, 68th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition, incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2006, EAGE 2006: Opportunities in Mature Areas

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages 3331-3338

  Anchliya, A ^a,b  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

^b Atlas Wireline Services

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FATTY ACIDS; HAZARDS; NITRATES; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; SEAWATER; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BIOCIDE TREATMENTS; OIL RECOVERY; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA (SRB); VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS (VFA);

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

EID: 33947195451     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/100337-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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