ACCENT™ Scale Inhibitors

Traditional and Traceable Polymers

for Mineral Scale Control
 Staying on Top of Underground Scale Buildup
By the time you’re aware of flow assurance issues, it’s usually too late. Mixing of
incompatible formation and injected waters; changes in temperature and pressure over the
producing well; and corrosion and issues caused by injection of various EOR chemicals can
contribute to mineral scale buildup on tubing and equipment. This can result in slowing oil
and gas flow and degrading equipment performance, negatively affecting a well’s flow rate.

Dow Oil & Gas can help protect production assets

with innovative industry-proven chemistries that
inhibit scale formation in the downhole water
conditions encountered in today’s demanding
environments. Our scale inhibitors work across
a broad range of minerals and offer exceptional
results for both topside and downhole scaling.
Our traceable polymers utilize an effective tagging
technology that measures the “free” polymers
available for scale inhibition while providing the
same excellent performance properties as their
non-tagged versions.

Dow Oil & Gas can help protect the investment in production facilities against scale
blockage with a custom solution based on our extensive capabilities in polymer design.

ACCENT™ scale inhibitors are manufactured in a global manufacturing network providing

access to a cost-effective, short lead-time solution in most any geographic region.

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Calcium Calcium
ACCENT™ Barium/Strontium Thermal Squeeze Divalent High pH Low pH Product
Chemical Nature Carbonate Sulfate Methanol Compatability6
Scale Inhibitor Sulfate Inhibition2 Stability4 Performance5 Brine Stability Stability Features
Inhibition1 Inhibition3
Methanol Rich Polymer Rich

ACCENT 1100 Acrylic homopolymer Average Above Average Above Average Excellent Average Average Above Average Average Below Average Below Average Cost effective general scale inhibitor for carbonate and sulfate scales

ACCENT 1101 Acrylic homopolymer Average Above Average Above Average Excellent Average Below Average Above Average Average Below Average Below Average Higher-molecular-weight version of ACCENT 1100

Phosphorous-containing acrylic polymer improves performance, squeeze-life

ACCENT 1102 Acrylic homopolymer Average Above Average Above Average Excellent Excellent Average Excellent Excellent Below Average Below Average
and detectability
Phosphorus-containing acrylic polymer; stronger P functionality than

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ACCENT 1102

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ACCENT 1106 Acrylic homopolymer Average Below Average Below Average Excellent Below Average Below Average Excellent Excellent Below Average Average Most temperature-stable material; effective at extreme high temperatures

Acrylic sulfonated Strong barium sulfate inhibitor with very strong dispersant properties
ACCENT 1120 Above Average Above Average Above Average Above Average Above Average Above Average Excellent Above Average Below Average Excellent
copolymer Synergy with phosphonate systems
Acrylic sulfonated
ACCENT 1121 Above Average Average Above Average Above Average Average Above Average Excellent Excellent Below Average Above Average Higher-molecular-weight version of ACCENT 1120
copolymer
ACCENT 1122 Acrylic nonionic copolymer Above Average Average Excellent Above Average Below Average Excellent Excellent Average Below Average Excellent Harsh condition inhibitor, very good tolerance to divalent brines
Excellent general scale inhibitor with good compatibility with brines
ACCENT 1123 Carboxylic copolymer Above Average Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Above Average Excellent Average Below Average Excellent
Phosphorous-containing
ACCENT 1124 Acrylic nonionic copolymer Above Average Average Excellent Above Average Below Average Above Average Excellent Excellent Below Average Excellent Similar performance to ACCENT 1122

ACCENT 1125 Acrylic copolymer Excellent Excellent Excellent Above Average Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Below Average Below Average Very good squeeze performance in carbonate and sulfate scale control

ACCENT 1126 Acrylic copolymer Excellent Excellent Excellent Above Average Excellent Excellent Below Average Average Below Average Below Average Similar performance to ACCENT 1125

ACCENT 1128 Acrylic copolymer Above Average Above Average Excellent Excellent Above Average Above Average Below Average Below Average Below Average Below Average Higher-molecular-weight version of ACCENT 1123
Acrylic sulfonated nonionic Very efficient in dilvalent brines and with high iron content; has been used
ACCENT 1130 Excellent Above Average Excellent Above Average Average Excellent Excellent Excellent Above Average Excellent
terpolymer effectively with “exotic” scales like sulfides
Acrylic sulfonated nonionic Similar performance to ACCENT 1130 with particular performance in silica
ACCENT 1131 Excellent Above Average Excellent Above Average Below Average Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
terpolymer scale issues such as those faced in alkali surfactant polymer flooding

ACCENT™ Traceable Scale Inhibitors have very similar properties and applications as the corresponding ACCENT
Traditional Scale Inhibitors. A tracer is incorporated in the polymeric chain, allowing a quick and easy concentration
measurement using a test kit.

ACCENT™ Traceable Scale Inhibitors

Barium/
Calcium Calcium
ACCENT™ Strontium Thermal Squeeze Divalent High pH Low pH Product
Chemical Nature Carbonate Sulfate Methanol Compatability6
Scale Inhibitor Sulfate Stability4 Performance5 Brines Stability Stability Features
Inhibition1 Inhibition3
Inhibition2
Methanol Rich Polymer Rich
Cost-effective general scale inhibitor for carbonate and sulfate scales;
ACCENT 1100T Acrylic homopolymer Average Above Average Above Average Excellent Average Average Above Average Average Below Average Below Average
detectable to +/- 1 ppm
Exceptional carbonate inhibitor for high-alkalinity/high-hardness brines;
ACCENT 1107T Maleic polymer Excellent Average Excellent Average Above Average Excellent Above Average Above Average Excellent Excellent
detectable to +/- 1 ppm
Acrylic sulfonated Strong barium sulfate inhibitor with very strong dispersant properties;
ACCENT 1120T Above Average Above Average Above Average Above Average Above Average Above Average Excellent Above Average Below Average Excellent
copolymer synergy with phosphonate systems; detectable to +/- 1 ppm
Carboxylic sulfonated Very efficient in dilvalent brines and with high iron content; has been used

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nonionic terpolymer effectively with “exotic” scales like sulfides; detectable to +/- 1 ppm
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Our scale inhibitors added to a well batch-wise in a squeeze

application or continuously downhole or topside, help maintain oil

and gas production.

Scale Inhibitors: Improving the Efficiency of Downhole

Water Operations
The production of water at well sites can contribute to mineral

scale formation and blockage of downhole tubing and equipment.

ACCENT™ Scale Inhibitors from Dow Oil & Gas are designed to

treat these challenges across all oilfield production operations.

Our polymeric dispersants help prevent fouling of surfaces by

insoluble inorganic particles and minimize pluggage by inhibiting

crystal growth and aggregation, helping to maintain well production

efficiency and helping avoid the unwanted costs associated with

downtime for cleaning.

Dow’s scale-inhibiting technologies help eliminate buildup of calcium

carbonate that occurs along the production tubing and equipment

due to the pressure and temperature changes as oil is produced. For

sulfate scale such as barium and calcium sulfate, Dow has solutions

for controlling the sulfate concentration in injected water and for

inhibiting and dispersing scale. Dow also offers innovative chemical

solutions for control of more exotic scales such as silica generated

from EOR operations and sulfide scales developed at higher

temperatures and at under sour well conditions.

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 The ACCENT™ Line of Scale Inhibitors – Figure 1: Static Testing Results for Calcite Inhibition

Designed for Greater Flow Efficiency and Lower Maintenance Calcium sulfate bottle test results - NACE TM-0374

ACCENT™ Scale Inhibitors include homopolymers, copolymers and terpolymers designed for use in oil 100

and gas production and stimulation to help prevent the formation of scale deposits and reduce the need for

intervention and cleanout. The ACCENT 1100 series of materials include acrylic and maleic homopolymers 90

that offer very good general scale inhibition and dispersion, with excellent temperature stability. The line

Percent inhibition
includes products of varying molecular weight and end group functionality, which will affect the material’s 80

performance in different oilfield conditions. Some products in the ACCENT 1100 series also
contain phosphorus, which aids in squeeze retention as well as providing a method of detection. 70

Furthermore, the ACCENT 1100 line includes two traceable polymers based on Dow’s exclusive

immunoassay technique. Several of the ACCENT 1000 series scale inhibitors have been shown to be 60

extremely effective in control of barium sulfate, exceeding most alternatives at high temperatures.
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The ACCENT™ 1120 series of scale inhibitors are copolymers that offer excellent scale inhibition Scale inhibitor

and dispersant properties. These acrylic based polymers, with varying amounts and types
of co-monomers, polymer molecular weight and end-group functionality, can be tailored to very Figure 2: Dynamic Tube Blocking Testing Results for Barite Inhibition

specific conditions. Most of the ACCENT 1120 product line was designed to combat issues
Barium sulfate tube blocking: pH 6, 85C, 125ppm Barium
related to incompatibilities of polymers with high salt brines. Some materials also show an 15ppm 10ppm 5ppm
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improvement in the compatibility with methanol used in oilfield operations. There is one traceable

polymer in the ACCENT 1120 product line and one that contains phosphorus, 10

which can be used to detect the inhibitor concentration.

Differential pressure (Psi)

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such as sulfides and silica based scales. These products offer the greatest compatibility with divalent ions proactive, preventive applications to remedial steps designed to restore operations to their optimal levels.

present in most oilfield brines. Both products are excellent dispersants, particularly for iron oxide and are the Dow has high throughput capability that can be used to synthesize a vast library of small molecules and

most methanol stable materials in the ACCENT Scale Inhibitor product line. There is one traceable polymer in polymers for scale control. For more information, call a local Dow Oil & Gas technical professional to find out

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Prevent Fouling While Achieving Effective Levels of Proven Polymer Design Solutions from Dow Oil & Gas
Polymer Concentration with ACCENT™ Traceable Scale Inhibitors Dow understands the highly technical requirements of oil and gas production and has pioneered some of the

ACCENT™ Traceable Scale Inhibitors have properties and applications very similar to their ACCENT non- most effective technologies in the industry. Call the Dow professionals in your area (listed on back cover) to

traceable counterparts. The main difference is that a tracer is incorporated into the polymeric chain in the learn more about the complete polymer design capabilities for your unique application.

ACCENT Traceable Scale Inhibitors, allowing for a quick and easy measurement of the tagged polymer

concentration under varying water conditions. A portable, easy-to-use strip test kit is used with the ACCENT A Note About Product Safety
Traceable Scale Inhibitor system to measure the free polymers available, with no interference from common Dow encourages its customers and potential users to review their applications from the standpoint of human

oilfield components. This ensures exact concentration measurements to help prevent overfeeding, accurately health and environmental aspects. To help ensure that Dow products are not used in ways for which they

predict squeeze lifetime and maximize savings. are not intended or tested, Dow personnel will assist customers in dealing with environmental and product

safety considerations. Dow literature, including Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), should be consulted by

customers and potential users prior to use.

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