Heat treatment for clay-related near wellbore formation damage

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 56-63

  Jamaluddin, A K M ^a,c,d,f,g   Vandamme, L M ^a,h,i,j   Nazarko, T W ^b,e,f,k,l,m   Bennion, D B ^c,f,m,n  

^a Noranda Technology Centre   (Canada)

^b Norcen Energy Resources Limited

^c Hycal Energy Research Laboratories Ltd   (Canada)

^d Hycal Energy   (Canada)

^e Petro Soft Ltd

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^g KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^h UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^j SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^k Petro Soft System Ltd   (Canada)

^l Norcen Energy Resources Ltd   (Canada)

^m APEGGA ^*

ⁿ APEGGA   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRILLING FLUIDS; HEAT TREATMENT; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MINERALOGY; OIL WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; WELL STIMULATION;

NEAR WELLBORE FORMATION DAMAGE; PORE THROAT CONSTRICTION; WATER BLOCKING;

OIL BEARING FORMATIONS;

EID: 0031701595     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/98-01-09     Document Type: Article

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