Acid Fracturing of a Gas Carbonate Reservoir: The Impact of Acid Type and Lithology on Fracture Half Length and Width

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 731-738

  Bartko, K M ^a   Nasr El Din, H A ^a   Rahim, Z ^a   Al Muntasheri, G A ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; CALCITE; CARBONATES; EMULSIFICATION; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); LIMESTONE; LITHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELLS; OPTIMIZATION; VISCOSITY;

ACID FRACTURING; FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1142277308     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/84130-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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