The development and application offshore of a direct test of well fluid scale inhibition

Proceedings - SPE Sixth International Symposium on Oilfield Scale; Exploring the Boundaries of Scale Control

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 53-63

  Collins, Ian R ^a   Chilcott, Neil P ^b   Thornton, Alex ^b  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b Kernow Analytical Technology ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; IONS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OIL FIELDS; SCALE (DEPOSITS); TURBIDITY;

SCALE FORMATION; SCALE INHIBITOR SQUEEZE TREATMENTS; SCALE MANAGEMENT; STRESS TESTING TECHNOLOGY;

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 4644268544     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/87432-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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