Acid Fracturing HT/HP Gas Wells using a Novel Surfactant Based Fluid System

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 5007-5018

  Nasr El Din, Hisham A ^a   Al Driweesh, Saad ^a   Al Muntasheri, Ghaithan A ^a   Marcinew, Richard ^b   Daniels, John ^b   Samuel, Mathew ^b  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBONATES; FRACTURE; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOSITY;

SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 1142264272     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84516-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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