Scale-inhibitor application in northern Alberta: A case history of an ultrahigh-temperature scale-inhibition solution in fire-tube heater treaters

SPE Projects, Facilities and Construction

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 108-114

  Wylde, Jonathan J ^a   McMahon, Jeff ^b   Mayner, Steve ^a  

^a SÜD CHEMIE AG   (Germany)

^b Clariant Corp   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ALBERTA; CASE HISTORY; DEPTH SCALE; FLUID TEMPERATURES; SCALE INHIBITION; SCALE MODELING STUDY; SCALE-INHIBITORS; SCALINGS; SKIN TEMPERATURES; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE;

FIRES;

EID: 80052614131     PISSN: 19422431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/130307-PA     Document Type: Article

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