SYMPOSIA PAPER
Published:
01 January 1981
STP27653S
Mobile Wellhead Analyzer for the Determination of Unstable Constituents in Oil-Field Waters
SourceA brine analyzer was designed that measures pH, redox potential (Eh), oxygen, conductivity, sulfide ion (S=), HCO3−, CO3=, and carbon dioxide in oil-field water at the wellhead. When oil-field brine samples are collected in the field and transported to the laboratory for analysis, many of the unstable constituents change in concentration. The amount of change depends on the sampling method, sample storage, ambient conditions, and the amounts of the constituents in the original sample. Thus, an analysis of the brine at the wellhead is necessary to obtain reliable data.
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Hoke, SH
U.S. Army, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Mass.
Collins, AG
U.S. Department of Energy, Bartlesville Energy Technology Center, Bartlesville, Okla.
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Developed by Committee: D19
Pages: 34–48
DOI: 10.1520/STP27653S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4801-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0800-4