Occurance, prediction and prevention of zinc sulfide scale within gulf coast and north sea high temperature/high salinity production wells

Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Symposium on Oilfield Scale 2001

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Collins, I R ^a   Jordan, M M ^b  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b Nalco Exxon Energy Chemicals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); HIGH TEMPERATURE CORROSION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; OFFSHORE GAS FIELDS; OFFSHORE GAS WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE GAS WELLS; OIL FIELDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCALE (DEPOSITS); SULFATE MINERALS; TESTING; WATER QUALITY;

HIGH PRESSURE GAS WELLS; HIGH PRESSURE PUMPING; INJECTION WATER QUALITY; ION CONCENTRATIONS; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION DECLINES; SULFIDE STRESS CRACKING; UNDER-DEPOSIT CORROSIONS;

ZINC SULFIDE;

EID: 84941039145     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/68317-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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