Application of a fully viscosified scale squeeze for improved placement in horizontal wells

SPE Seventh International Symposium on Oilfield Scale 2005: Pushing the Boundaries of Scale Control, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 61-72

  James, J S ^a   Frigo, D M ^a   Townsend, M M ^b   Graham, G M ^a   Wahid, F ^c   Heath, S M ^d  

^a SPE ^*

^b Shell Chemicals (UK) Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c Scaled Solutions Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d Clariant UK ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORTIES TYPE RESERVOIRS; SCALE SQUEEZE; SEAWATER INJECTION; VISCOSIFIED SCALES;

FRICTION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCALE (DEPOSITS); SEAWATER;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 27744450254     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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