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Model study on the kinetics of scale removal due to ultrasonic radiation

Sherafati, M ; Sharif University of Technology

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. Abstract:
  3. Scale formation is one of the major problems in oilfields. Removal of scales is a difficult process due to their relative hardness and low solubility. Therefore it is valuable to find a method which can remove damages caused by scales. Ultrasonic radiation is known have the sufficient energy to remove the scales. Our purpose is to investigate the role of ultrasound on permeability increments due to scale removal. Some experiments were carried out to find these effects and observed that ultrasound has increased volumetric mass transfer, concentration and solubility limits. We also worked on a model presented by Tahmasebi et. al[2010] and applied changes on it to make it able to predict permeability changes due to ultrasonic radiation
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  5. Engineering exhibitions ; Engineers ; Oil fields ; Petroleum engineering ; Solubility ; Model study ; Permeability change ; Relative hardness ; Scale formation ; Solubility limits ; Ultrasonic radiation ; Ultrasonics
  6. Source: 73rd European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2011: Unconventional Resources and the Role of Technology. Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2011 ; Volume 7 , 2011 , Pages 5657-5659 ; 9781617829666 (ISBN)
  7. URL: http://www.earthdoc.org/publication/publicationdetails/?publication=50982