Improved Filtercake Cleanup Practices for Horizontal Well Completions in Unconsolidated Sands: Correlation Models for Filter-Cake Removal

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 1677-1691

  Burnett, David ^a   Gutierres, Fernando ^b   Serrano, Gerardo ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DRILLING FLUIDS; GRAVEL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELL DRILLING; SANDSTONE;

DRILL-IN FLUIDS (DIF); FILTER-CAKE REMOVAL;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 1142290959     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/77523-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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