Process, optimized acidizing reduce production facility upsets

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 44-51

  Ali, Syed A ^a   Hill, Donald G ^b   Bruce McConnell, S ^b   Johnson, Michael R ^c  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^c Gulf States Environ Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACIDS; ADDITIVES; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DEMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; FILTRATION; PHASE SEPARATION; SANDSTONE; SOLVENTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ACID FLOWBACKS; ACIDIZING; FACILITY UPSETS; MUTUAL BREAKOUT SOLVENT; OIL AND GREASE CONTENT;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 0031076213     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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