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Scale precipitation is perceived as production issue since the greatest impact of solid deposits is encountered in the production well and surface facilities. However, reservoir processes have a very important impact on scale precipitation.
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Vazquez, O. (2023). Reservoir Scale Management. In: Modelling Oilfield Scale Squeeze Treatments . SpringerBriefs in Petroleum Geoscience & Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71852-1_7
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