Experimental and theoretical study of calcium sulphate precipitation in porous media using glass micromodel;Étude théorique et experimentale de la précipitation de sulfate de calcium en milieu poreux sur micromodèle de verre

Oil and Gas Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 489-501

  Ghaderi, S M ^a   Kharrat, R ^b   Tahmasebi, H A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINE CONCENTRATION; BRINE SOLUTION; CALCIUM SULPHATE; CONCENTRATION OF; DEPOSITION PROCESS; EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; FUNCTIONAL FORMS; GENETIC-ALGORITHM OPTIMIZATIONS; MINERAL SCALE FORMATION; PERMEABILITY REDUCTION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PORE VOLUME; POROUS MEDIA; POROUS MEDIUM; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REASONABLE ACCURACY; SCALING FORMATION; SCALING INDEX; SCALING TENDENCIES; SOLID CRYSTALS; SOLID PARTICLES; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BRINES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CAPILLARITY; FLOW RATE; GLASS; MINING; POROUS MATERIALS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SCALE (DEPOSITS);

WATER INJECTION;

CORRELATION; DATA PROCESSING; DEPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID INJECTION; GENETIC ALGORITHM; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REYNOLDS NUMBER; SULFATE; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER;

EID: 69449098674     PISSN: 12944475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst/2009018     Document Type: Article

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