Foams for controlling water production

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 495-505

  Bhide, V ^a   Hirasaki, G ^a   Miller, C ^a   Puerto, M ^b   Robb, I ^a   Norman, L ^c  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; EMULSIONS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; POLYMERS; SCREENING; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SWELLING; WATER SUPPLY;

FOAM FILMS; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY MODIFIERS (RPM); WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER PRODUCTION;

FOAMS;

EID: 23844556824     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/93273-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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