摘要 |
<p>Wells producing oil and gas are treated with formation waters containing selected time-release scale inhibitors to reduce the deposit of scale in the wellbore and within the formation. The inhibitors are formed by cross-linking a polyacrylic acid compound of controlled molecular weight from about 1,000 to 10,000 with trivalent chromium cations to produce a water-soluble complex which progressively releases the inhibitor from the formation over an extended period of time.</p> |