Enhanced scale management through the application of inorganic geochemistry and statistics

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

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 319-332

  Webb, Philip J ^a   Kuhn, Oliver ^b  

^a Shell UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b Shell China E and P Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; DATA REDUCTION; GYPSUM; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; NATURAL GAS; OIL FIELDS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); ROCKS; SALTS;

AQUITARD WATER; CONNATE WATER; RESIDUAL SALT ANALYSIS (RSA); TRANSITION ZONES;

NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 4644296112     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/87458-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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