The occurrence, prevention and treatment of sulphate scale in Shell Expro

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6680205

Carrell, K D

Shell U.K. Exploration and Production (Shell Expro) operates in the U.K. sector of the North Sea on behalf of Shell/Esso and other joint venturers. This paper discusses operational problems experienced to date, in Shell Expro's field, due to the formation of barium and strontium sulphate scales downhole in producing wells. Particular reference is made to the Shell/Esso Brent and Dunlin Fields.

• OSTI ID: 6680205
• Report Number(s): CONF-870993-
• Resource Relation: Conference: Offshore Europe '87: SPE of AIME conference, Aberdeen, UK, 8 Sep 1987; Other Information: Technical Paper SPE 16538/1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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