Experience in AA-LDHI usage for a deepwater Gulf of Mexico dry-tree oil well: Pushing the technology limit

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 100-107

  Harun, Amrin F ^a,b   Fung, Gee ^a   Erdogmus, Muge ^a,c  

^a BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^b BP Egypt

^c BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BOREHOLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIESEL FUELS; HYDRATES; METHANOL;

ANTI-AGGLOMERANTS LOW DOSAGE HYDRATE INHIBITOR (AA LDHI); HYDRATE RISKS; WELLBORE FLUID;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

AGGLOMERATION; BOREHOLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIESEL FUELS; HYDRATES; METHANOL; OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

BOREHOLE; GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 40749115599     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/100796-pa     Document Type: Article

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