The challenges for scale control in deepwater production systems: Chemical inhibition and placement

NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series

Volumn 2002-April, Issue , 2002, Pages

  Graham, G M ^a   Mackay, E J ^a   Dyer, S J ^a   Bourne, H M ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Howe Moss Industrial Estate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OIL WELLS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PRODUCTIVITY; SCALE (DEPOSITS);

CHEMICAL INTERVENTIONS; COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS; DEEPWATER ENVIRONMENTS; DEEPWATER PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; DESIGN OF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; FLOW ASSURANCE CONCERNS; NEAR-WELLBORE FORMATIONS; SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS;

WELL STIMULATION;

EID: 85044636188     PISSN: 03614409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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