Evaluation of a New Barite Dissolver: Lab Studies

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 391-401

  Nasr EI Din, H A ^a   Al Mutairi, S H ^a   Al Hajji, H H ^a   Lynn, J D ^b  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Core Laboratories ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENTS; DEEP PERFORATIONS; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; JETTING;

AMINO ACIDS; BARITE; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; EFFLUENTS; GYPSUM; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL DRILLING; PRESSURE DROP; WELL PERFORATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 2342434288     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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