Abatement of Water Production from Upper Permian Gas Wells in Saudi Arabia Using a New Polymer Treatment

Proceedings of the Middle East Oil Show

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 495-506

  Okasha, T M ^a   Nasr El Din, H A ^a   Al Khudair, W S ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; WATER PRODUCTION;

CORROSION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LITHOLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 1642520967     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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