Productivity decline in gravel packed wells after acidizing

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn 1986-February, Issue , 1986, Pages 137-148

  McLeod, H O ^a  

^a SPE ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIZATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRODUCTIVITY;

ACIDIZING; FORMATION SANDS; GRAVEL PACK; GRAVEL PLACEMENT; PARALLEL ALIGNMENTS; PRODUCTION RATES; RATE CONTROLS; SAND AND GRAVELS;

GRAVEL;

EID: 30644465299     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/14824-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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