Potential for inhibitor squeeze application for silicate scale control in ASP flood

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West Asia 2012, OGWA - EOR: Building Towards Sustainable Growth

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 309-315

  Sonne, Jennifer ^a   Miner, Kirk ^a   Kerr, Scot ^a  

^a BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; SCALE (DEPOSITS); SILICA; SILICATES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALKALINE-SURFACTANT-POLYMER FLOODS; DEPENDENT FACTORS; LABORATORY PERFORMANCE; NON-PRODUCTIVE TIME; PERFORMANCE TESTS; SCALE INHIBITOR SQUEEZES; SCALING TENDENCIES; SILICA POLYMERIZATIONS;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

EID: 84866000715     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/154331-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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