Comprehensive Experimental Design for Evaluating the Effect of Solid Particles on Scaling and Scale Inhibition

Abstract

This experiment was designed to further develop the innovative and practical skills of undergraduate students. A comprehensive professional experiment was designed to evaluate the effect of particulate matter present in oilfield water for scale inhibitor effect based on the traditional scale inhibitor evaluation method by combining the actual application conditions. This experiment was designed to evaluate the effect of the presence of particulate matter in oilfield water on the effectiveness of scale inhibitors and to improve student’s professional skills. In order to solve the problem that the effect of scale inhibitor will be affected by the presence of a large number of insoluble solid particles in oilfield water, this experiment evaluated the applicability of scale inhibitor in actual oilfield water under different particulate matter and different concentration of experimental conditions. The experiments shows that the presence of solid particles in oilfield water will accelerate the growth rate of calcium carbonate crystals, which will accelerate the generation of calcium carbonate scale crystals and make scale inhibitors less effective. The comprehensive professional experiment was designed in this paper evaluated the effect of particulate matter on scale inhibitor effectiveness under simulated conditions in actual oilfield water, expanding the application of traditional scale inhibitor evaluation methods and improving the professional skills and adaptability of undergraduate students to oilfield conditions.