Laboratory Evaluation of In-Situ Gelled Acids for Carbonate Reservoirs

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 3291-3300

  Taylor, K C ^a   Nasr El Din, H A ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIZATION; CARBONATES; CROSSLINKING; HORIZONTAL WELLS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PH EFFECTS; VISCOSITY;

ACID NEUTRALIZATION; CARBONATE RESERVOIRS;

WELL STIMULATION;

EID: 1142290606     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/71694-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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