Soap sludges: Aggravating factors and mitigation measures

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

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 457-460

  Gallup, Darrell L ^a   Star, Jacquelyn ^b  

^a SPE ^*

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; COMPLEXATION; COOLING; COSTS; FATTY ACIDS; OIL TANKS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PETROLEUM PIPELINES; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

CHEMICAL TREATMENT; DEMULSIFIERS; DISSOLVING AGENTS; SOAP SLUDGES;

OIL FIELDS;

EID: 4644294409     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/87471-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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