ENCAPSULATING
THE PROBLEM
Dr Ellie Mavredaki and Sam Toscano, SUEZ – Water Technologies & Solutions, investigate the advances in encapsulated treatment technologies that mitigate scale formation.
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ne of the most common causes of flow assurance upsets in oilfields is inorganic scale formation within produced water. The scale has the tendency to precipitate and/or deposit in the formation, production string, process equipment and re-injection facilities, resulting in production challenges and equipment failures. Mitigation of scale is typically achieved through continuous or batch injection of liquid scale inhibitors in the aqueous phase.
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