Development of a fuzzy saturation index for sulfate scale prediction

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 13-18

  Khatami, H R ^a   Ranjbar, M ^a   Schaffie, M ^a   Emady, M A ^b  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL COMPANY   (Iran)

Author keywords

fuzzy numbers; scale prediction; uncertainty; water flooding

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FUZZY APPROACH; FUZZY NUMBERS; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; MATHEMATICAL ENVIRONMENT; PERSIAN GULF; PROCESSING SYSTEMS; SATURATION INDEX; SCALE PREDICTION; SCALING TENDENCIES; SEAWATER INJECTION; SOLUBILITY PRODUCT; SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS; SULFATE DEPOSITION; UNCERTAIN PARAMETERS; WATERFLOODING;

ENHANCED RECOVERY; FUZZY RULES; FUZZY SETS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; OIL FIELDS; SEAWATER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER INJECTION;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

ANHYDRITE; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; OIL FIELD; PREDICTION; SEAWATER; SULFATE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 77049099068     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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