A Systematic Approach to Improve the Performance of Acid-Fracturing Treatments in Low-Pressure, Low-Temperature Wells

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 431-442

  Kritzler, T ^a   Yaseen, M ^b   Dutta, B K ^b   Chacon, E ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^b Petroleum Engineering Department   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; ETCHING; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; LIMESTONE; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMIZATION; POROSITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROCKS; SANDSTONE;

ACID-FRACTURING; LOW-TEMPERATURE WELLS;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 1842559270     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/73746-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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