Case Study
ESP System and Scale-Control Treatment Increased Production for West Texas Operator
Case History An operator in west Texas experienced a rapid production decline in a CO 2 ? ood, going from 230 to 170 BOPD during a four-month period. When ? eld personnel noted solids produced at the wellhead, the operator pulled the well and found both the tubing and pump intake severely clogged with scale. Though the electrical submersible pumping (ESP) system was still fully operational, the ? ow restriction from the scale would hav