Microemulsion additives enable optimized formation damage repair and prevention

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-239

  Penny, Glenn ^a   Pursley, John T ^a,c   Holcomb, David ^b  

^a CESI Chemical/Flotek

^b Pentagon Marketing

^c Denver Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Drilling; Formation damage; Microemulsion; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE SYSTEMS; INJECTED FLUIDS; MICROEMULSION ADDITIVES;

DRILLING; FRACTURING FLUIDS; FRICTION; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERS; REMEDIATION;

MICROEMULSIONS;

EID: 25444473445     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1937419     Document Type: Article

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