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 …

Density-functional theory investigation of barite scale inhibition using phosphonate and carboxyl-based inhibitors

M Al Hamad, SA Al-Sobhi, AT Onawole, IA Hussein… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Scale deposition is a critical issue in oil and gas exploration and production processes,
causing significant blocking in tubing and consequently flow assurance and economic …

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 …

Development, testing and field application of a novel combination foamer-iron sulfide scale inhibitor-corrosion inhibitor in east Texas

JJ Wylde, N Turner, M Austill, C Okocha… - … Conference on Oilfield …, 2017 - onepetro.org
Abstract Production in East Texas has a long and rich history in both liquid and gas plays.
This paper concerns wet gas production in the Fairfield, TX area and a unique challenge …

Recent development and remaining challenges of iron sulfide scale mitigation in sour gas wells

T Chen, Q Wang, F Chang, N Aljeaban - International Petroleum …, 2019 - onepetro.org
Iron sulfide scale deposition can be a significant flow assurance issue in the sour gas
production systems. It can deposit along the water flowing path from near wellbore reservoir …

Unplugging standalone sand-control screens using high-power shock waves

A Habibi, CE Fensky, M Perri, M Roostaei… - SPE Drilling & …, 2021 - onepetro.org
Previous studies showed that different parameters influence the plugging of completion
tools. These parameters include rock mineralogy, reservoir-fluid properties, and type of …

Identification of new chemical formulation for control of metal sulfides FeS, ZnS and PbS scale deposition

N Bhandari, G Ruan, Y Liu, F Zhang, F Yan… - … Conference on Oilfield …, 2017 - onepetro.org
Metal sulfides such as iron sulfide (FeS), zinc sulfide (ZnS) and lead sulfide (PbS) scaling
have been a persistent flow assurance problem in oil and gas production. FeS is ubiquitous …

Iron sulfide scale dissolver for downhole application: Where are we now?

Q Wang, T Chen, FF Chang, WA Nasser… - … Conference on Oilfield …, 2017 - onepetro.org
Downhole scale deposition in the Khuff sour gas wells in Saudi Arabia has been a persistent
problem, which negatively affects operation and production. Scale deposits are composed of …

Corrosion and Scaling Monitoring Under Real Downhole Conditions in Sour Gas Wells

T Chen, F Chang, F Liang, A Mukhles - SPE Kingdom of Saudi Arabia …, 2018 - onepetro.org
One of the major challenges of corrosion and scaling management in sour gas wells is to
effectively monitor corrosion and scaling under real-flow regime conditions. It is very difficult …

Kinetics Study of Iron Sulfide Scale Dissolution

N Aljeban, T Chen, S Balharth - Abu Dhabi International Petroleum …, 2018 - onepetro.org
Iron Sulfide deposition in production facilities is one of the flow assurance issues in oil and
gas industry. It can cause tubing blockage, interfere well intervention, and reduce production …