Lessons Learned from Acid Pickle Treatments of Deep/Sour Gas Wells

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 49-68

  Nasr El Din, H A ^a   Al Mutairi, S H ^a   Al Driweesh, S M ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBONATES; CONDENSATE TREATMENT; CORROSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISSOLUTION; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LIMESTONE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WELL PERFORATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ACID PICKLE TREATMENTS; COILED TUBING (CT); FORMATION DAMAGE;

PICKLING;

EID: 1842559383     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/73706-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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