Systematic Study of Barite Nucleation and Inhibition With Various Polymeric Scale Inhibitors by Novel Laser Apparatus.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Chao Yan; Kan, Amy T.; Fangfu Zhang; Ya Liu; Tomson, Ross C.; Tomson, Mason B.
- Source
- SPE Journal; Jun2015, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p642-651, 10p
- Subject
- BARITE
NUCLEATION
RATE of nucleation
PHOTOCURRENTS
LASERS
- Language
- ISSN
- 1086055X
The article reports a reliable and systematic study of barite-nucleation kinetics in the presence of scale inhibitors from 4 to 90 degree Celsius and at various conditions. It mentions development of an apparatus to study the nucleation kinetics of barite-scale formation by monitoring the change of photocurrent created by red laser. It mentions prediction of the risk of scale formation and the efficiency of scale inhibitors through this apparatus.