Evaluation of special enzymes as a means to remove formation damage induced by drill-in fluids in horizontal gas wells in tight reservoirs

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 177-184

  Siddiqui, M A ^a   Nasr El Din, Hisham A ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING FLUIDS; ENZYMES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

FORMATION DAMAGE; SPECIAL ENZYMES; TIGHT FORMATIONS;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; NATURAL GAS; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 22344441463     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/81455-PA     Document Type: Article

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