Barite nucleation and inhibition at 0-200°C, with and without hydrate inhibitors

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 450-465

  Fan, Chunfang ^a   Kan, Amy T ^a   Tomson, Mason B ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; KINETICS; NUCLEATION; OIL FIELDS; OILFIELD CHEMISTRY; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDITION; HIGH TEMPERATURE RANGE; HYDRATE INHIBITORS; INHIBITION EFFICIENCY; NUCLEATION KINETICS; PRECIPITATION KINETICS; SATURATION INDEX; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

BARITE;

EID: 70449644863     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/121559-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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