Laboratory studies of In-Sjtu generated acid to remove filter cake in gas wells

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 3797-3811

  Nasr El Din, H A ^a   Al Otaibi, M B ^a   Al Qahtani, A A ^b   McKay, I D ^a,c  

^a Shell International Exploration and Production

^b SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Cleansorb Ltd Co

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; FILTER CAKES; XANTHAN;

CARBONATES; ENZYMES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING;

NATURAL GAS WELLS;

EID: 33644808828     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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