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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Baker Hughes, a GE Company, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Charles David Armstrong, Tomball, TX (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/528 (2006.01); C09K 8/532 (2006.01); C10G 75/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/528 (2013.01); C09K 8/532 (2013.01); C10G 75/04 (2013.01); C09K 2208/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of preventing or mitigating the formation of metal sulfide scale in a fluid is provided. The fluid can be treated with an additive comprising thiamine. The fluid can be a production fluid from an oil and gas well. The production fluid can include crude oil. The fluid can include an aqueous fluid. The aqueous fluid can further include crude oil. The metal sulfide scale can include iron sulfide scale and/or zinc sulfide scale.