Hydraulic fracturing for control of sand production and asphaltene deposition in deep hot wells

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 449-463

  Ortega, L ^a   Brito, L ^a   Ben Naceur, K ^b  

^a Corpoven SA ^*  (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENES; DEPOSITION; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TESTING; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; IMPULSE TESTING; THERMAL LOGGING; ASPHALT; CONTROL; FLOCCULATION; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; OIL FIELDS; OIL SANDS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; WELL DRILLING; WELL TESTING; WELLS;

ASPHALTENE DEPOSITION; ASPHALTENE FLOCCULATION; FORMATION FLUIDS; MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS; PRODUCTION LOGGING; PRODUCTION PRACTICE; TESTING PROCEDURE; MONAGAS GIANT FIELD; SAND PRODUCTION; SANDING CRITICAL FLOW GRADIENT ANALYSIS;

WELL TESTING; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 0029727816     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/36461-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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