Patent ID: 8424600

Claim:
A method of treating formation fluids in a well which penetrates a subterranean formation, the well being adapted for producing formation fluids, the well having a wellbore extending from a ground surface or subsea surface downhole to an oil producing formation positioned below the ground surface or subsea surface, the oil producing formation being adapted for generating formation fluids into the wellbore, the formation fluids being comprised of at least an oil fraction and an aqueous fraction, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a conduit in association with the wellbore, the conduit having a first end oriented toward the ground or subsea surface and a distal end positioned downhole within the wellbore; (b) transporting inhibitor composition from the first end of the conduit to the distal end of the conduit, wherein the inhibitor composition comprises an amine compound and an aromatic alcohol compound; and (c) releasing inhibitor composition from the distal end of the conduit into the wellbore in the presence of subterranean heat energy and formation fluids, thereby forming treated formation fluids.