Finoric Helps Arkoma Basin Operator Reduce Scaling Issues With ScaleGone Encapsulated Inhibitor

An operator in the Arkoma Basin, located in Oklahoma, was experiencing scale damage in their horizontal, multi-stage fractured wells. They would traditionally perform acid remedial treatments to remove scale damage but were looking for an extended-release scale inhibitor that would provide long-term protection to significantly defer future remedial treatments.

Finoric worked with the operator to develop a treatment program that would use the ScaleGone™ Encapsulated product. This high-activity solid scale inhibitor utilizes a unique dual encapsulation process, resulting in long-term scale protection. The treatment was designed to pump 300 lbs of ScaleGone Encapsulated in the horizontal section after the acid remedial treatment was completed. Lab results show that after 135 days, the produced water continues to contain inhibitor at an average level of 2.4 ppm. This is compared to the minimum inhibitor concentration (MIC) of 1 ppm determined from pre-treatment lab work.

The innovative use of the ScaleGone product improves the effectiveness and economics of acid remedial treatments and is being utilized in select Kairos Energy Services applications.

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