A rapid, rigsite-deployable electrochemical test for evaluating the membrane potential of shales

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 2309-2322

  Al Bazali, T M ^a   Zhang, J ^b   Chenevert, M E ^b   Sharma, M M ^c  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b SPE   (Kuwait)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; IONS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POSITIVE IONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VOLTAGE CONTROL; WELL TESTING;

ELECTROCHEMICAL TEST; PRESSURE TRANSMISSION TECHNIQUES; SHALE CUTTINGS; SHALES;

OIL SHALE;

EID: 33644795473     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/96098-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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