Open AccessElectromagnetic Prevention of Scaling in Oil Production
Author(s) -
С. Р. Алимбекова,
Р. Н. Бахтизин,
В. А. Докичев
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/459/5/052054
Subject(s) - scaling , petroleum engineering , oil production , electromagnetic field , crystallization , calcium carbonate , production (economics) , electromagnetic radiation , acoustics , process engineering , environmental science , materials science , physics , engineering , optics , chemical engineering , composite material , mathematics , geometry , quantum mechanics , economics , macroeconomics
This paper presents research into how electromagnetic and ultrasonic fields affect the inhibition of calcium carbonate crystallization. It shows that resonant-wave electromagnetic exposure effectively prevents scaling in wells equipped with electric centrifugal pumps, resulting in >6x mean time between repairs. This technology can help significantly reduce the usage of oilfield reagents to prevent or address scaling, which means lesser environmental burden.