Scale inhibitors and related methods

Abstract

[bis[2-[bis(phosphonomethyl)amino]ethyl]amino]methylphosphonic acid metal salt may be used as a scale inhibitor in wellbore applications. Said scale inhibitors and related methods may incorporate controlled release characteristics. For example, a scale inhibition method may include introducing [bis[2-[bis(phosphonomethyl)amino]ethyl]amino]methylphosphonic acid metal salt (e.g., as a particulate thereof or adsorbed in a porous particle) into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation; heating the Compound I to a temperature of 150° F. or greater while in the wellbore and/or in the subterranean formation so as to release the Compound I; and inhibiting scale in a portion of the wellbore and/or the subterranean formation.

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