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                    The chemical reactions creating buildups of scale that can clog a well can be replicated in a chemical lab, but researchers are finding many more variables on the surfaces of pipes that need to be considered.
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                    A test method is being developed to screen paraffin chemistries in the presence of brine, closer resembling dynamic field conditions.
 
    
     
