Assessing and managing the impact of subsurface scale formation on hydrocarbon recovery

A method for assessing impacts of subsurface scale formation from fluid flow to improve hydrocarbon recovery from a fractured subterranean formation, the method comprising:

• obtaining a plurality of first measurements, made by a sensor device, of a parameter associated with a first interaction between a first core sample and a first fluid of a plurality of fluids inside of a testing vessel, wherein the first core sample is extracted from a depth range of a wellbore in the fractured subterranean formation, and wherein the first fluid comprises a first brine without a scale inducer;
• establishing a baseline of the parameter using the plurality of first measurements;
• obtaining a plurality of second measurements, made by the sensor device, of the parameter associated with a second interaction between a second core sample and a second fluid of the plurality of fluids inside of the testing vessel, wherein the second core sample is extracted from the depth range of the wellbore in the fractured subterranean formation, and wherein the second fluid comprises a second brine and a scale impact additive;
• comparing the plurality of second measurements to the baseline;
• and
• identifying, based on comparing the plurality of second measurements to the baseline, a target fluid for use in production of a hydrocarbon from the fractured subterranean formation within the depth range.