Dissolution of sulfate scales

Details Dissolution of sulfate scales Dissolution of sulfate scales

1990-07-26

1991-11-26

Stoll, Robert L.

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Leather or fur treating

252 8555, 252 80, 252180, 2523892, 252392, 422 15, 422 17, 106 1412, 106 1413, 166279, 166300, E21B 4312, E21B 4102

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ABSTRACT:
The invention provides for the use of compositions to dissolve sulfate scales from surfaces containing these scales, comprising an aqueous solution of an aminopolycarboxylic acid (APCA) containing 1 to 4 amino groups, e.g., diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), or a salt thereof, and a second component which is diethylenetriaminepenta (methylenephosphonic acid) (DTPMP) or a salt thereof, or aminotri(methylenephosphonic acid) (ATMP), or a salt thereof. More particularly, the invention encompasses a method of removing sulfate scales from surfaces on which they have formed utilizing the foregoing solutions, particularly the removal of scales from equipment and wellbore surfaces associated with the operation of crude oil and gas wells.

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