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• 2020

  Barium Sulfate Scaling and Control during Polymer, Surfactant, and Surfactant/Polymer Flooding

  Al Kalbani, M. M., Jordan, M. M., Mackay, E. J., Sorbie, K. S. & Nghiem, L., 1 Feb 2020, In: SPE Production and Operations. 35, 1, p. 68-84 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Barium sulfate
  • Brines
  • Surface active agents
  • Polymers
  • Enhanced recovery
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Comparison of Chemical-Component Transport in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Using Dual-Porosity and Multiple-Interacting-Continua Models

  Al-Rudaini, A., Geiger, S., Mackay, E., Maier, C. & Pola, J., Aug 2020, In: SPE Journal. 25, 4, p. 1964-1980 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • dual porosity
  • chemical
  • comparison
  • matrix
  • shell

• Comparison of CO₂ flow patterns between offshore North Sea and Onshore United States

  Ghanbari, S., Mackay, E. J. & Pickup, G. E., 27 Oct 2020, Offshore Technology Conference Asia 2020. Offshore Technology Conference, OTC-30053-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Flow patterns
  • Oils
  • Gravitation
  • Well spacing
  • Aspect ratio

• Detailed Assessment of Compositional and Interfacial Tension Effects on the Fluid Behaviour During Immiscible and Near-Miscible CO₂ Continuous and WAG Displacements

  Wang, G., Pickup, G. E., Sorbie, K. S. & Mackay, E. J., Feb 2020, In: Transport in Porous Media. 131, p. 805–830 26 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Surface tension
  • Oils
  • Gases
  • Water
  • Fluids
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  20 Downloads (Pure)

• Economic optimization and calcite scale management of CO₂-EOR in carbonate reservoirs

  Rodrigues, H., Mackay, E., Arnold, D., Azari, V. & Vazquez, O., 24 Jun 2020, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2020. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200678-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Carbonates
  • Calcium Carbonate
  • calcite
  • carbonate
  • Economics

• Heterogeneity Effects on Low Salinity Water Flooding

  Al-Ibadi, H., Stephen, K. & MacKay, E., 2020, SPE Europec Featured at 82nd EAGE Conference and Exhibition. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200547-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • salinity
  • Carbonates
  • water salinity
  • Sandstone
  • Porosity
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Impact of CO₂ mixing with trapped hydrocarbons on CO₂ storage capacity and security: A case study from the Captain aquifer (North Sea)

  Ghanbari, S., Mackay, E. J., Heinemann, N., Alcalde, J., James, A. & Allen, M. J., 15 Nov 2020, In: Applied Energy. 278, 115634.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • aquifer
  • hydrocarbon
  • sea
  • gas
  • plume

• Impact of relaxation of LSSW parameters on scaling risk

  Al Kalbani, M., Al Shabibi, H., Ishkov, O., Silva, D., Mackay, E., Baraka-Lokmane, S. & Pedenaud, P., 24 Jun 2020, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2020. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200695-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Seawater
  • Sulfates
  • seawater
  • sulfate
  • parameter

• Lower Cretaceous Rodby and Palaeocene Lista Shales: Characterisation and Comparison of Top-Seal Mudstones at Two Planned CCS Sites, Offshore UK

  Worden, R. H., Allen, M. J., Faulkner, D. R., Utley, J. E. P., Bond, C. E., Alcalde, J., Heinemann, N., Haszeldine, R. S., Mackay, E. & Ghanbari, S., Aug 2020, In: Minerals. 10, 8, 691.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Carbon capture
  • Shale
  • Paleocene
  • mudstone
  • carbon sequestration
  1 Downloads (Pure)

• Modelling the impact of alkaline-surfactant and alkaline-surfactant-polymer flooding processes on scale precipitation and management

  Al Kalbani, M. M., Jordan, M. M., Mackay, E. J., Sorbie, K. S. & Nghiem, L. X., 2020, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2020. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200690-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Surface-Active Agents
  • surfactant
  • Polymers
  • flooding
  • polymer

• Modelling the Impact of Low Salinity Waterflooding, Polymer Flooding and Thermally Activated Polymer on Produced Water Composition

  Al Bahri, M. S., Vazquez, O., Beteta, A., Al Kalbani, M. & Mackay, E. J., 2020, SPE Virtual International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2020. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200667

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Oil well flooding
  • Produced Water
  • Enhanced recovery
  • enhanced oil recovery
  • Polymers
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Multi-physics approach to modelling near-miscible CO₂-WAG process

  Wang, G., Pickup, G. E., Sorbie, K. S., Mackay, E. J. & Skauge, A., Mar 2021, In: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 198, 108165.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • physics
  • oil
  • gas
  • modeling
  • trapping

• Numerical study of CO2 injection and the role of viscous crossflow in near-miscible CO2-WAG

  Wang, G., Pickup, G., Sorbie, K., Mackay, E. & Skauge, A., Feb 2020, In: Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 74, 103112.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Surface tension
  • Oils
  • Water
  • Recovery
  • Phase behavior
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• On the Modelling of Immiscible Viscous Fingering in Two-Phase Flow in Porous Media

  Sorbie, K. S., Al Ghafri, A. Y., Skauge, A. & Mackay, E. J., Nov 2020, In: Transport in Porous Media. 135, 2, p. 331-359 29 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Two phase flow
  • Oils
  • Porous materials
  • Coarsening
  • Water
  4 Downloads (Pure)

• Pulse Generation and Propagation in the Numerical Solution of Low Salinity Water Flooding

  Al-Ibadi, H., Stephen, K. & Mackay, E., Mar 2021, In: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 198, 108151.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • water salinity
  • flooding
  • salinity
  • wettability
  • porous medium

• Scale Treatment Optimization in Geothermal Wells

  Azari, V., Badi, M. A., Vazquez, O., Al-Kalbani, M. & MacKay, E., 2020, SPE Europec Featured at 82nd EAGE Conference and Exhibition. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200565-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Geothermal wells
  • Adsorption
  • inhibitor
  • inhibitors
  • Minerals

• Scaling Analysis to Characterise CO₂ Storage in Saline Aquifers

  Ghanbari, S., MacKay, E. J. & Pickup, G. E., 2020, SPE Europec Featured at 82nd EAGE Conference and Exhibition. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200580-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • brine
  • aquifers
  • Aquifers
  • Compressibility
  • dimensionless number

• Semi-Analytical Solution of Chemical Flooding in Heterogeneous Non-Communicating Layers with a Focus on Low Salinity Water Flooding

  Al-Ibadi, H., Stephen, K. D. & Mackay, E. J., Oct 2020, In: Transport in Porous Media. 135, 1, p. 101-135 35 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Water
  • Solute transport
  • Surface active agents
  • Surface-Active Agents
  • Wetting
  6 Downloads (Pure)

• Squeeze design optimization by considering operational constraints, numerical simulation and mathematical modelling

  Azari, V., Vazquez, O., Mackay, E., Sorbie, K., Jordan, M. & Sutherland, L., 24 Jun 2020, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2020. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200687-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • inhibitor
  • Computer simulation
  • simulation
  • modeling
  • Cost functions
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Uncertainty quantification of pseudo-adsorption isotherm history matching

  Vazquez, O., Azari, V., Fursov, I., Igben, E. & Mackay, E., 24 Jun 2020, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2020. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-200715-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Adsorption isotherms
  • Isotherms
  • isotherm
  • inhibitor
  • adsorption
• 2019

  Acorn: Developing full-chain industrial carbon capture and storage in a resource- and infrastructure-rich hydrocarbon province

  Alcalde, J., Heinemann, N., Mabon, L., Worden, R. H., de Coninck, H., Robertson, H., Maver, M., Ghanbari, S., Swennenhuis, F., Mann, I., Walker, T., Gomersal, S., Bond, C. E., Allen, M. J., Haszeldine, R. S., James, A., Mackay, E. J., Brownsort, P. A., Faulkner, D. R. & Murphy, S., 1 Oct 2019, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 233, p. 963-971 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage
  • Carbon Capture and Storage
  • Carbon capture
  • carbon sequestration
  • Carbon dioxide
  17 Citations (Scopus)

  16 Downloads (Pure)

• Analysis of Compositional Effects on Global Flow Regimes in CO₂ Near-Miscible Displacements in Heterogeneous Systems

  Wang, G., Pickup, G. E., Sorbie, K. S. & Mackay, E. J., Sep 2019, In: Transport in Porous Media. 129, 3, p. 743-759 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Recovery
  • Oils
  • Computer simulation
  • Mass transfer
  • Physics
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  38 Downloads (Pure)

• Analysis of near-miscible CO2-WAG displacements: The distinction between compositional and interfacial tension effects

  Wang, G., Pickup, G., Sorbie, K., Mackay, E. & Skauge, A., 10 Apr 2019, SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference 2019. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-193907-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Interfacial Tension
  • Surface tension
  • Oils
  • oil
  • Injection
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Analytical and numerical solutions of chemical flooding in a layered reservoir with a focus on low salinity water flooding

  Al-Ibadi, H., Stephen, K. & Mackay, E., 8 Apr 2019, 20th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery. EAGE Publishing BV

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Oil well flooding
  • water salinity
  • flooding
  • Recovery
  • Flow of fluids
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Analytical solution of chemical flooding in heterogeneous non-communicating layers with a focus on low salinity water flooding

  Al-Ibadi, H., Stephen, K. & Mackay, E., 3 Jun 2019, SPE Europec Featured at 81st EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2019. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-195446-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Oil well flooding
  • water salinity
  • flooding
  • Water
  • Solute transport
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Automatic optimization of oilfield-scale-inhibitor squeeze treatments delivered by diving-support vessel

  Vazquez, O., Ross, G., Jordan, M. M., Baskoro, D. A. A., Mackay, E., Johnston, C. & Strachan, A., Feb 2019, In: SPE Journal. 24, 1, p. 60-70 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • support vessel
  • diving
  • inhibitor
  • chemical
  • Brines
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Barium sulphate scaling and control during polymer, surfactant and surfactant-polymer flooding

  Al Kalbani, M. M., Jordan, M. M., Mackay, E. J., Sorbie, K. S. & Nghiem, L., 8 Apr 2019, Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry 2019. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-193575-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Barium sulfate
  • Barium Sulfate
  • brine
  • Surface active agents
  • Surface-Active Agents
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Coupling a cloud-based reservoir simulator and near wellbore modelling software for inorganic scale risk management

  Ishkov, O., Vazquez, O. & Mackay, E., 3 Jun 2019, 81st EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2019. EAGE Publishing BV

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • risk management
  • Risk management
  • simulators
  • simulator
  • computer programs

• Evaluation and Optimisation of Chemically Enhanced Oil Recovery in Fractured Reservoirs Using Dual-Porosity Models

  Al-Rudaini, A., Geiger, S., Mackay, E., Maier, C. & Pola, J., 2019, SPE Europec featured at 81st EAGE Conference and Exhibition. Society of Petroleum Engineers

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

  • dual porosity
  • Enhanced recovery
  • enhanced oil recovery
  • Porosity
  • shell
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Geological heterogeneous effect on fluid flow and solute transport during low salinity water flooding

  Al-Ibadi, H., Stephen, K. & Mackay, E., 2019, 4th EAGE Conference on Petroleum Geostatistics. EAGE Publishing BV, ThP02

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Salinity
  • Solute transport
  • Solute Transport
  • Flooding
  • salinity

• Impact of Temperature on Fluid-Rock Interactions During CO₂ Injection in Depleted Limestone Aquifers: Laboratory and Modelling Studies

  Jaafar Azuddin, F., Davis, I., Singleton, M., Geiger, S., Mackay, E. & Silva, D., 8 Apr 2019, SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-193562-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Aquifers
  • Calcium Carbonate
  • Limestone
  • Minerals
  • Solubility
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Impact of Temperature on Scale Formation in Chalk Reservoirs

  Ishkov, O., Guarnieri, R., Jordan, M. M. & Mackay, E., May 2019, In: SPE Production and Operations. 34, 2, p. 332-343 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Impact of WAG design on calcite scaling risk in coupled CO₂-EOR and storage projects in carbonate reservoirs

  Rodrigues, H., Mackay, E. & Arnold, D., 10 Apr 2019, SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference 2019. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-193882-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Calcite
  • Carbonates
  • Calcium Carbonate
  • Water
  • Gas
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Insights into the fractional flow of low salinity water flooding in the light of solute dispersion and effective salinity interactions

  Al-Ibadi, H., Stephen, K. & Mackay, E., Mar 2019, In: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 174, p. 1236-1248 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • water salinity
  • solute
  • flooding
  • salinity
  • Water
  13 Citations (Scopus)

  27 Downloads (Pure)

• Investigations of calcium carbonate mineral precipitation using 3D-printed micromodels

  Menke, H., Maes, J., Patsoukis Dimou, A., Arab, M., McGravie, T., Singleton, M., Mackay, E. & Geiger, S., 13 Dec 2019.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • calcium carbonate
  • pore space
  • mineral
  • aquifer
  • crystal

• Magnesium depletion and impact on produced brine compositions in a waterflooded reservoir

  Ishkov, O., Mackay, E., Jordan, M. & Blair, S., 8 Apr 2019, SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry 2019. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-193638-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • brine
  • Brines
  • Sulfates
  • Magnesium
  • Ions
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Novel Observations of Salinity Transport in Low-Salinity Waterflooding

  Al-Ibadi, H., Stephen, K. & Mackay, E., Jun 2019, In: SPE Journal. 24, 3, p. 1108-1122 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Oil well flooding
  • Advection
  • salinity
  • Water
  • Oils
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Optimization of CO₂-WAG and calcite scale management in pre-salt carbonate reservoirs

  Rodrigues, H., Mackay, E., Arnold, D. & Silva, D., 2019, Offshore Technology Conference Brasil 2019. Offshore Technology Conference, OTC-29823-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Calcite
  • Carbonates
  • Salts
  • Minerals
  • Economics

• Polymer flooding optimization, minimizing fouling in heat exchangers

  Vazquez, O., Cooper, M., Al Kalbani, M., Beteta, A. & Mackay, E., 8 Apr 2019, 20th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery. EAGE Publishing BV

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Fouling
  • fouling
  • Heat exchangers
  • flooding
  • polymer

• The Impact of Micro- and Meso-Scale Heterogeneities on Surfactant Flooding in Carbonate Reservoirs

  Pola, J., Geiger, S., Mackay, E., Bentley, M., Maier, C. & Al-Rudaini, A., 3 Jun 2019, SPE Europec featured at 81st EAGE Conference and Exhibition. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-195557-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Carbonates
  • Surface active agents
  • Surface-Active Agents
  • surfactant
  • flooding

• The impact of reservoir heterogeneity in the modelling of scale inhibitor squeeze treatments

  Uzoigwe, F., Mackay, E. J. & Vazquez, O., 5 Aug 2019, SPE Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition 2019. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-198844-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • inhibitor
  • Rocks
  • Gravitational effects
  • Plant life extension
  • Water
• 2018

  An updated fractional flow model of low salinity water flooding with respect to the impact of salt diffusion

  Al-Ibadi, H., Stephen, K. & Mackay, E., 2018, SPE Trinidad and Tobago Section Energy Resources Conference 2018. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-191222-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • water salinity
  • Salts
  • flooding
  • salt
  • Water
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Automatic optimisation of oilfield scale inhibitor squeeze treatments

  Vazquez, O., Mackay, E. & Jordan, M., 9 May 2018, In: SEG Global Meeting Abstracts. p. 77-80 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • inhibitor
  • brine
  • Brines
  • gas industry
  • Gas industry
  21 Downloads (Pure)

• Carbonate and sulphide scale prediction modelling in auto-scaling processes: Procedure for the calculation of reservoir fluid compositions and scale profiles in production systems using topside data

  Silva, D. J., Sorbie, K. S., Ness, G. & Mackay, E. J., 2018, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2018. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-190711-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Carbonates
  • Sulfides
  • fluid composition
  • production system
  • sulfide
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparison of Flow and Transport Experiments on 3D Printed Micromodels with Direct Numerical Simulations

  Watson, F., Maes, J., Geiger, S., Mackay, E. J., Singleton, M., McGravie, T., Anouilh, T., Jobe, T. D., Zhang, S., Agar, S., Ishutov, S. & Hasiuk, F., 25 Aug 2018, In: Transport in Porous Media. p. 1-18 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • transport process
  • geometry
  • simulation
  • comparison
  • manufacturing
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  67 Downloads (Pure)

• Effect of squeeze treatment stages mixing during injection on lifetime

  Vazquez, O., Mackay, E., Raga, M. & Ross, G., 2018, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2018. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-190751-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Tubing
  • inhibitor
  • slug
  • effect
  • Rocks
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of very Low pH on Degradation of Class G Cement: Implications for CO₂ Geological Storage

  Recasens, M., Garcia, S., Mackay, E. J., Boak, L. S. & Maroto-Valer, M. M., Oct 2018, 14th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, GHGT-14.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • cement (construction material)
  • degradation
  • brine
  • effect
  • hydrocarbon reservoir

• Experimental investigation of CO₂-brine-calcite interactions under reservoir conditions

  Steel, L., Mackay, E. & Maroto-Valer, M. M., Jan 2018, In: Fuel Processing Technology. 169, p. 122-131 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • brine
  • Calcite
  • Calcium Carbonate
  • Brines
  • Minerals
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  21 Downloads (Pure)

• Extending reservoir knowledge from the produced data

  Ishkov, O. & Mackay, E., 2018, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2018. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-190753-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • brine
  • Brines
  • Enhanced recovery
  • Produced Water
  • Oils

• Impact of polymer EOR and salinity on barium sulphate scale risk

  Al Kalbani, M. M., Mackay, E. J., Sorbie, K. S. & Nghiem, L., 2018, SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition 2018. Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE-190724-MS

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Barium sulfate
  • Barium Sulfate
  • Enhanced recovery
  • enhanced oil recovery
  • barium
  6 Citations (Scopus)