Treatment of Super-K Zones Using Gelling Polymers

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 119-131

  Alqam, M H ^a   Nasr El Din, H A ^a   Lynn, J D ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CORROSION; EXTRUSION; FRACTURE; GELS; LITHOLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MINERALOGY; POLYMERS; PORE SIZE; SAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CARBONATE RESERVOIRS; GELLING POLYMERS;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 1642520915     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/64989-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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