Gelled organic acid system for improved CaCO3 removal in horizontal openhole wells at the Heidrun field

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 2335-2350

  Selle, Olav M ^a   Wat, Rex M S ^a   Nasvik, Haavard ^a   Mebratu, Amare ^b  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CORROSION INHIBITORS; GELS; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYMERS; REMOVAL; VISCOSITY;

CALCIUM CARBONATES; HEIDRUN FIELD; OPENHOLE WELLS; ORGANIC ACID SYSTEM;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 22044433982     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/90359-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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