The relative importance of buffering and brine inputs in controlling the abundance of Na and Ca in sedimentary formation waters

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1242-1251

  Houston, Stephanie ^a,b   Smalley, Craig ^b   Laycock, Adam ^a   Yardley, Bruce W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brine geochemistry; Formation water; Scale formation

Indexed keywords

BUFFERING CAPACITIES; CARBONATE SCALE FORMATION; CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; FLUID SYSTEMS; FORMATION WATER; HIGH SALINITY; MASS-LIMITED; OFFSHORE BASIN; OIL INDUSTRIES; PORE FLUIDS; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; SCALE FORMATION; SEDIMENTARY FORMATION;

BRINES; BROMINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; FLUIDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SCALE (DEPOSITS); SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CALCIUM;

BRINE; BUFFERING; CALCIUM; CATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; DOLOMITIZATION; FORMATION WATER; HALITE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SALINITY; SODIUM; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EID: 79954425436     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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