Patent ID: 11970657
Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 7:
8. A scale inhibitor squeeze treatment method, the treatment comprising:
injecting a pre-flush solution into a wellbore;
injecting a main treatment solution containing at least one scale inhibitor into the wellbore;
injecting a post-flush solution into the wellbore;
shutting-in the well for a period of time; and
subsequently producing oil from the wellbore;, where the pre-flush solution comprises:
at least one organic carbonate solvent selected from the group consisting of glycerol carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, dibutyl carbonate, and combinations thereof;
an absence of water;
optionally at least one surfactant;
optionally at least one co-surfactant;
optionally at least one co-solvent; and
optionally at least one hydrocarbon.