Scale Prediction and Inhibition Services

Scale prediction and inhibition expertise for the oil and gas industry.

Intertek provides prevention, prediction and remediation of scale and scaling problems for the oil and gas industry.

Scale damages the near well bore region, blocking perforations, valves, and accumulates throughout surface facilities. Scale can form due to mixing of incompatible sea and formation waters, corrosion, H2S souring, CO2 degassing and temperature decreases.

Intertek engineers can predict where scaling is likely to occur, by modeling the effect of changing production conditions on water chemistry and using accruate data from on-site analyses.

Scale prediction and inhibition: 

• Flow Assurance Services 
• On-site Analysis
• Reservoir Condition Core Test
• SEM/XRD scale identification
• Evaluation of Acidizing Packages
• Evaluation of Squeeze Scale Inhibitors
• Prediction Modeling
• Formation Water Scaling
• Waterflood Incompatiblities
• Corrosion Services 
• Formation and Produced Water Analysis 

Scaling can often be prevented by the use of threshold scale inhibitors. Intertek engineers design and evaluate kinetic inhibitor packages, taking into account such factors as scaling potential, pH, temperature and reservoir rock type. Molecular modeling can be used to identify the most effective functional groups.

Remediation of scale usually requires acidizing treatments tailored to case-by-case requirements. Complexing agents rather than acids may be suggested. Intertek experts thoroughly evaluate acidizing packages for effectiveness and for acid induced problems such as emulsions, sludging and corrosion. Reservoir condition core test facilities and the flowloop work station are used to test inhibitor packages.

Contact us to see how Intertek can help your organization with Scale Prediction and Inhibition Services.