A novel, surface sensitive approach to quantitatively measure the prediction and inhibition of scale growth

Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Symposium on Oilfield Scale 2001

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Wylde, J J ^a   Allen, G C ^a   Collins, I R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; IONS; OIL FIELDS; SCALE (DEPOSITS); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

316 STAINLESS STEEL; AQUEOUS PRECIPITATION; BULK PRECIPITATION; INHIBITION EFFICIENCY; LASER RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCALE PRECIPITATION; SURFACE SENSITIVE METHODS; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES;

GROWTH KINETICS;

EID: 85085407982     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/68299-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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