A semiempirical model to calculate wormhole growth in carbonate acidizing

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 3539-3552

  Buijse, M ^a   Glasbergen, G ^b  

^a Shell Intl E and P BV ^*

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIZATION; BOREHOLES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

CARBONATE ACID TREATMENT; WORMHOLE GROWTH; WORMHOLE MODEL; WORMHOLE STRUCTURE;

CARBONATES;

EID: 33644812783     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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