Relative permeability modifier treatments on gulf of Mexico frac-packed and gravel-packed oil and gas wells

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 3745-3753

  Pietrak, M J ^a   Stanley, F O ^c   Weber, B J ^c   Fontenot, J S ^b  

^a BP America Production Co   (United States)

^b BJ SERVICES COMPANY

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS PRODUCTION; GULF OF MEXICO (GOM); RELATIVE PERMEABILITY MODIFIERS (RPM);

HYDROCARBONS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELLS; POLYMERS;

NATURAL GAS WELLS;

EID: 33644803806     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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