Nondamaging Viscoelastic Surfactant-Based Fluids Used for Acid Fracturing Treatments in Veracruz Basin, Mexico

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 269-276

  Artola, Pedro ^a   Alvarado, Oscar ^a   Huidobro, Efrain ^b   Salmorán, Angel ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b PEMEX   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUIDS DAMAGE; FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITY; STORAGE CAPACITY;

CARBONATES; FRACTURING FLUIDS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INSTALLATION; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERS; STANDARDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOELASTICITY;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 2342421834     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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