Iron-control additives improve acidizing

Walker, M; Dill, W; Besler, M

Title: Iron-control additives improve acidizing

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Iron sulfide and sulfur precipitation in sour wells can be controlled with iron-sequestering agents and sulfide modifiers. Oil production has been routinely increased in sour wells where precipitation of iron sulfide and elemental sulfur has been brought under control. Production increases have been especially noteworthy on wells that had a history of rapid production decline after acid stimulation. Twenty-fold production increases have been recorded. Key to the production increase has been to increase permeability with: Iron chelating agents that control precipitation of iron sulfide. A sulfide modifier that reduces precipitation of solids in the presence of excessive amounts of hydrogen sulfide and prevents precipitation of elemental sulfur.

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Walker, M; Dill, W ^[1]; Besler, M ^[2]

Halliburton Services, Duncan, OK (USA)
Halliburton Services, Tioga, ND (US)

Publication Date:: Mon Jul 24 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI Identifier:: 5536164

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Oil and Gas Journal; (USA)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 87:30; Journal ID: ISSN 0030-1388

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 02 PETROLEUM; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; DISPLACEMENT FLUIDS; ADDITIVES; OIL WELLS; ACIDIZATION; CHELATING AGENTS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; IRON SULFIDES; PERMEABILITY; SULFUR; WELL STIMULATION; CHALCOGENIDES; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; IRON COMPOUNDS; NONMETALS; RECOVERY; STIMULATION; SULFIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; WELLS; 020300* - Petroleum- Drilling & Production; 400201 - Chemical & Physicochemical Properties

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  abstractNote = {Iron sulfide and sulfur precipitation in sour wells can be controlled with iron-sequestering agents and sulfide modifiers. Oil production has been routinely increased in sour wells where precipitation of iron sulfide and elemental sulfur has been brought under control. Production increases have been especially noteworthy on wells that had a history of rapid production decline after acid stimulation. Twenty-fold production increases have been recorded. Key to the production increase has been to increase permeability with: Iron chelating agents that control precipitation of iron sulfide. A sulfide modifier that reduces precipitation of solids in the presence of excessive amounts of hydrogen sulfide and prevents precipitation of elemental sulfur.},

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