Optimization of a Novel Emulsified Scale Inhibitor System to Mitigate Calcium Carbonate Scale in A sandstone Reservoir in Saudi Arabia

SPE Oilfield Scale Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Nasr El Din, H A ^a   Saiari, H A ^a   Hashem, M K ^a   Bitar, G ^a  

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EID: 85087245465     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/80389-ms     Document Type: Article

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