Selection of a scale control strategy on a sub-sea developed field in the North Sea and how 6 different companies contributed paper SPE 169788 prepared for the SPE 12th International Symposium on Oilfield Scale, Aberdeen, Scotland, 14-15 May.
Publications
We perform internal research related to oilfield formation waters and produced waters as well as undertaking consultancy projects. To increase awareness of the benefits of using formation water and produced water analyses, we also have a policy of publishing both our internal and external work (with the agreement of our Clients). Our recent publications are:
McCartney R. A., Kechichian J., Lynn G., and Ross G. (2013a)
Use of 87Sr/86Sr analyses to understand compartmentalisation and the variation of Rw in the Forties reservoir of the Pierce Field, central North Sea, prepared for the 24th International Oilfield Chemistry Symposium, Geilo, Norway, 17-20 March.
McCartney R. A., Eriksen S. H., Ramstad K., and Fleming N. (2013b)
Investigation of the use of scale risk parameters to predict failure of downhole safety valves on the Gullfaks Field, prepared for the 24th International Oilfield Chemistry Symposium, Geilo, Norway, 17-20 March.
Vazquez O., McCartney R. A., and Mackay E. (2013a)
Produced water chemistry history matching using a 1-D reactive injector-producer reservoir model, paper SPE 164113 prepared for the SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., 8–10 April.
Vazquez O., McCartney R. A., and Mackay E. (2013b)
Produced-Water-Chemistry History Matching Using a 1D Reactive Injector/Producer Reservoir Model. SPE Production and Operations 28(4), 369-375.
McCartney (2012)
Formation water samples – are you missing a trick? Presentation made at the London Petrophysical Society Seminar, “Pressures & Sampling”, 13th March 2012.
Tjomsland T., Sandøy B., Fadnes F. H., and McCartney R. A. (2012)
Application of multi-rate well tests (MRT) to scale management. Part 2: Interpretation of MRTs with known produced water origin. SPE Production and Facilities 27(3), 327-336.
McCartney R. A., Tjomsland T., Sandøy B., and Fadnes F. H. (2012)
Application of multi-rate well tests (MRT) to scale management. Part 1: Interpretation of produced water analyses. SPE Production and Facilities 27, 211-222.
McCartney (2011)
Formation waters as scale inhibitors: the benefits of scale deposition in the reservoir. Presentation made at the London Petrophysical Society Seminar, “Infatuation with Saturation”, 17th March 2011.
McCartney R. A., Burgos A., and Sørhaug E. (2010a)
Changing the injection water on the Blane Field, North Sea: A novel approach to predicting the effect on the produced water BaSO4 scaling risk, paper SPE 130624 prepared for the SPE 10th International Symposium on Oilfield Scale, Aberdeen, Scotland, 26-27 May.
