Mitigating silicate scale in production wells in an oilfield in Alberta

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 787-791

  Arensdorf, Joseph ^a   Kerr, Scot ^a   Miner, Kirk ^a   Ellis Toddington, Tyler ^b  

^a BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

^b HUSKY ENERGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED WELLS; ALKALINITY; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; OIL WELL FLOODING; OILFIELD CHEMISTRY; PUMPS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SILICATES; WELL WORKOVER;

ALKALINE-SURFACTANT-POLYMER FLOODS; ARTIFICIAL LIFT; CONTINUOUS INJECTIONS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; PRODUCTION WELLS; PROGRESSING CAVITY PUMPS; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS; SCALE INHIBITOR;

OIL WELL PUMPS;

EID: 79960286999     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/141422-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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