Improving the efficiency of matrix acidizing with a succinoglycan viscosifier

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 144-149

  Jones, A T ^a,d,e,f   Døvle, Marit ^a,b,c   Davies, D R ^a,g  

^a Shell Intl E and P BV ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

^d Koninklijke Shell Explor PL   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIVERSION TECHNIQUES; GELLED ACIDS; MATRIX ACIDIZING; SUCCINOGLYCAN VISCOSIFIER; UNIFORMITY; VISCOSIFIED FLUIDS;

BOREHOLES; EFFICIENCY; FLUIDS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

ACIDIZATION;

EID: 0030212733     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/30122-PA     Document Type: Article

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