Method for controlling rock dissolution and pipe corrosion during oil well steam injection
CA 1294213 C · Owner: Nigrini, Andrew · Inventors: Nigrini, Andrew; Hsueh, Liming
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A method of inhibiting the dissolution of the gravel pack and silicate- or carbonate-containing formations subjected to steam-enhanced oil recovery processes while inhibiting the corrosion of mild steel. The method includes the controlled addition of a salt to the steam feed water to maintain the pH of the residual liquid phase in the range of from 8 to 10. Preferred salts are ammonium salts, such as ammonium sulfate and ammonium chloride.
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- Granted January 14, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 14, 2009.
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