Method of monitoring a parameter of a hydrocarbon well, pipeline or formation

A method of monitoring a parameter of a hydrocarbon well, pipeline or formation is provided. The method comprises introducing a tracer into the hydrocarbon well, pipeline or formation; producing a fluid from the hydrocarbon well, pipeline or formation; and analysing the fluid to determine if the tra...

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Hauptverfasser: Neil Borrell, Aidan Brierley
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method of monitoring a parameter of a hydrocarbon well, pipeline or formation is provided. The method comprises introducing a tracer into the hydrocarbon well, pipeline or formation; producing a fluid from the hydrocarbon well, pipeline or formation; and analysing the fluid to determine if the tracer is present in the fluid. The tracer comprises a halogenated thiophene carboxylic or sulfonic acid or a salt of a halogenated thiophene carboxylic or sulfonic acid.