Inventors:
Lawrence M. Cenegy - Spring TX
Darrel F. Griffith - Houston TX
George W. M. Hobbs - Adelaide, AU
Assignee:
Exxon Chemical Patents, Inc. - Linden NJ
International Classification:
E21B 4312, C02F 512
Abstract:
A geothermal water well is treated with an effective amount of a scale inhibitor formulation containing a Na acrylate/acrylamide copolymer to inhibit the buildings of CaCO. sub. 3 scale therein.