Evaluation of clay stabilizers for a sandstone field in Central Saudi Arabia

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 253-259

  Nasr Ef Din, H A ^a   Al Muihem, A A ^a   Lynn, J O ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CORE ANALYSIS; FINES; SANDSTONE; STABILITY; WELL TESTING;

EID: 0033494185     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/57393-pa     Document Type: Article

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