Novel Carbonate Well Production Enhancement Application for Encapsulated Acid Technology: First-Use Case History

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 739-753

  Blauch, M E ^a   Cheng, A ^a   Rispler, K ^a   Khallad, Abe ^b  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^b PETRO CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE MINERALS; CARBONATES; COSTS; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POLYMERS; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRATIGRAPHY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FILTER CAKES; WELLBORE COMMUNICATIONS;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 1142289486     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84131-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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