Patent ID: 11885219
Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  G | IPC E  G

Claim 10:
11. A method of injecting a chemical for a resource extraction system, the method comprising:
determining an ion concentration of a produced fluid;
comparing the ion concentration of the produced fluid to a baseline ion concentration of the produced fluid; and
adjusting an injection rate of the chemical into the resource extraction system based on the comparison of the ion concentration to the baseline ion concentration, wherein comparing the ion concentration to the baseline ion concentration comprises:
(i) determining that levels of iron and manganese, a level of chlorides, or both, has increased in the produced fluid, and wherein adjusting the injection rate of the chemical into the resource extraction system comprises increasing the injection rate of the chemical into the resource extraction system; or
(ii) determining that levels of barium and sulfate, levels of calcium and sulfate, levels of calcium and bicarbonate, levels of sodium and chlorides, or a combination thereof, have decreased in the produced fluid, and wherein adjusting the injection rate of the chemical into the resource extraction system comprises increasing the injection rate of the chemical into the resource extraction system.