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A process for cleaning a well system and equipment has been developed using a chemical additive that includes an alkene alcohol, preferably a terpene, and either an ether amine or base fluid or combination of the two. The additive can be used in an aqueous or salt solution. The process includes circ

A process for cleaning a well system and equipment has been developed using a chemical additive that includes an alkene alcohol, preferably a terpene, and either an ether amine or base fluid or combination of the two. The additive can be used in an aqueous or salt solution. The process includes circulating the chemical additive in the well system with spacer fluids.

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A process for cleaning well system equipment including drilling pits, surface equipment and wellbores comprising the steps of preparing a chemical additive of a base fluid selected from the group consisting of esters, diethers, olefins, detergent alkylate and mixtures thereof and alkene alcohol; mix

A process for cleaning well system equipment including drilling pits, surface equipment and wellbores comprising the steps of preparing a chemical additive of a base fluid selected from the group consisting of esters, diethers, olefins, detergent alkylate and mixtures thereof and alkene alcohol; mixing the additive with water; and introducing the aqueous mixture into the equipment to achieve cleaning of the equipment.