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<br />In addition to the flow impoimrent appvcn0y msuhing
<br />hom the wmplete duaggregation of some of dte oil
<br />ahalc, thve wu a aeeond unfavorable rnult: the high
<br />dcgrtt of corrosion of the production tubulars eseteded
<br />that anticipated. I Iemi eontributi rag to the corrosion pfob-
<br />Icros arc tondili0ni Ih3! Etntntc nfbonatc ac^Ics,
<br />NaHCOy-NayCOs pruipi(atcs, FrS compounds. F}tS,
<br />and COF in ^ highly alkaline and but environment.
<br />Altnrtutive apprtuches M circumvent suhsmntiat dis-
<br />aggrcgation to TinJS, ^lthough apetulativt, Rrt not dif-
<br />ficult to identify. Since disaggregation appears to be
<br />relalcd to the presence of tht hot aqueous phue, io-situ
<br />combustion M hot inert-gas injection otter adwntaga
<br />riot prcxnl with :scam. Thac recovery rncthods ttqutrc
<br />peluch ing end rabbling of dtt cavity under t»nditions
<br />that would not Iced to the generation of fi6nifiunt
<br />amounts Of fines. In addition to deterring ptvduetion, a
<br />srpanm low-tempcnture loch int step would Ccquire
<br />more water than steam processes.
<br />Acknt7wl(:d~ments
<br />The work described in this report has required signi(ieant
<br />tanhibutions (tram many indlvlduels. AI[h0ugh the
<br />number of pt7sons who have pat;ieipalcd in the project is
<br />too estensivc fo I ist, ^ special acknowledgment is nude to
<br />T. N. Bra d, J. R. B: cw, E. }{, Strett, C. C. Templeron,
<br />and R. C. Ucbcr for theircontributions ingeolagy, leach•
<br />ing, salt solubilltlfx. cneinetfing. and field operations.
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