A contemporary approach to matrix acidizing

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 150-158

  Coulter, Gerald R ^a   Jennings Jr , Alfred R ^b  

^a Coulter Energy Intl ^*  (United States)

^b Enhanced Well Stimulation Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ADDITIVES; CARBONATE MINERALS; MINERALOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SANDSTONE; WELL STIMULATION;

MATRIX ACIDIZING;

ACIDIZATION;

ACIDIFICATION; WELL STIMULATION;

ACIDIFICATION; WELL COMPLETION;

EID: 0032873568     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/56279-pa     Document Type: Article

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