Oilfield scale formation and chemical removal: A review

MS Kamal, I Hussein, M Mahmoud, AS Sultan… - Journal of petroleum …, 2018 - Elsevier
In oil and gas industry operations, scale deposition on the surface and subsurface
production equipment can cause different problems such as formation damage, loss in …

Applications of chelating agents in the upstream oil and gas industry: a review

A Hassan, M Mahmoud, BS Bageri, MS Aljawad… - Energy & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Chelating agents show very effective performance in different applications in the upstream
oil and gas industry. This study presents a critical review of the application of chelating …

Review of iron sulfide scale removal and inhibition in oil and gas wells: Current status and perspectives

A Hamza, IA Hussein, R Jalab, M Saad… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Iron sulfide scale is one of the main types of inorganic scales that block oil and gas wells.
Iron sulfide has polymorph crystallinity structures, which complicate its dissolving and …

Removal of Pyrite and Different Types of Iron Sulfide Scales in Oil and Gas Wells without H2S Generation

MA Mahmoud, M Kamal, BS Bageri… - International petroleum …, 2015 - onepetro.org
Iron Sulfide scale is a significant problem in oil and gas industry where the iron sulfide
depositions have adverse impact to the production operations. Typically, iron sulfide scale …

Mechanism of Salt Precipitation Blockage in Low-Producing Gas Wells and the Method of Acidification Blockage Removal

X Yang, L Sheng, J Shi, H Fei, D Guo, H Bai, E Yao - ACS omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
In the Changqing area, over 23.6% of gas wells produce less than 0.1× 104 m3/d of gas
daily, posing a challenge to gas field sustainability. Laboratory analysis of scale samples …

Development of efficient formulation for the removal of iron sulphide scale in sour production wells

M Mahmoud, IA Hussein, A Sultan… - … Canadian Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Iron sulphide scale, which exists in different forms, is common in sour oil and gas production
wells. Iron sulphide hard scales are difficult to remove with acids, requiring mechanical …

New formulation for iron sulfide scale removal

S Elkatatny - SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, 2017 - onepetro.org
Iron sulfide scale is a significant problem in the oil and gas industry and it is a common scale
in sour oil and gas wells. Iron sulfide depositions have an adverse impact to production and …

New environmentally friendly acid system for Iron sulfide scale removal

H Gamal, K Abdelgawad, S Elkatatny - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Iron sulfide scale is a common problem in the oil and gas industry. The precipitation of the
iron sulfide scale on the well completion tools or inside surface flow lines restricts the flow of …

Review of iron sulfide scale: The Facts & Developments and Relation to Oil and Gas production

C Okocha, A Kaiser, J Wylde, L Petrozziello… - SPE Kingdom of Saudi …, 2018 - onepetro.org
Oilfield iron sulfide (FeS) control and prevention have been mostly proprietary with several
disparate solutions. Frequently FeS control involves milling, jetting, acid soaking, pulling and …

Iron sulfide inhibition and interaction with zinc and lead sulfides

BG Al-Harbi, AJ Graham, KS Sorbie - SPE Production & Operations, 2019 - onepetro.org
Iron sulfide (FeS), zinc sulfide (ZnS), and lead sulfide (PbS) are considered to be among the
most challenging scales in terms of inhibition and removal. They can form by the direct …