“…However, at certain low water-cut or water-sensitive wells, the water in the aqueous inhibitor pill may become the source of formation damage. It should be noted that, despite the name, most nonaqueous inhibitor compositions still contain water due to the hydrophilic nature of scale inhibitors [45]. Aqueous solutions may also alter the formation rock wettability and sometimes this could result in opening up of a water channel into a water pocket (water coning) and irreversibly damage the well.…”