Surface scaling in the oil and gas sector: Understanding the process and means of management

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 4158-4166

  Neville, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK PRECIPITATION; ECONOMIC BURDEN; FLOW ASSURANCE; INORGANIC SCALE; JAR TEST; MINIMUM INHIBITOR CONCENTRATIONS; OIL AND GAS; OIL AND GAS SECTOR; OILFIELD CHEMICALS; OILFIELD SCALE; OPERATIONAL ISSUES; SCALE INHIBITOR; SCALE MANAGEMENT; SOLID SURFACE; SPARINGLY SOLUBLE SALT; SQUEEZE TREATMENTS; SURFACE SCALING; UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DESORPTION; OIL FIELDS; VISUALIZATION;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84863964071     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef300351w     Document Type: Conference Paper

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