Analysis of deposition mechanism of mineral scales precipitating in the sandface and production strings of gas-condensate wells

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-171

  Franco, C A ^a,b   Solares, J R ^a,c   Al Marri, H M ^a,d   Mukhles, A E ^a,e   Ramadhan, N H ^a,e   Saihati, A H ^a,c  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Gas Production Engineering Department (GPED)   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Southern Area Production Engineering Department (SAPED)   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Southern Area Production Engineering Division (AB/UDH)   (Australia)

^e Gas Production Engineering Division   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; GAS CONDENSATES; GAS INDUSTRY; GAS PRODUCERS; MINERALS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROPHYSICS; SCALE (DEPOSITS);

CARBONATE RESERVOIR; DEPOSITION MECHANISM; EXTENSIVE SIMULATIONS; GAS-CONDENSATE WELLS; LABORATORY ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION MECHANISM; RESERVOIR DESCRIPTION; THERMODYNAMIC CONDITIONS;

MINERAL INDUSTRY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GAS CONDENSATE; GAS WELL; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MINERAL DEPOSIT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RESERVOIR; SIMULATION; SOFTWARE; THERMODYNAMICS;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 77953256725     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/120410-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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