Field success in carbonate acid diversion, utilizing laboratory data generated by parallel flow testing

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages 3075-3088

  Nasr El Din, H A ^a   Chesson, J B ^b   Cawiezel, K E ^b   Devine, C S ^b  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^b BJ SERVICES COMPANY

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID DIVERSION; ACID INJECTIVITY; DIVERTING AGENTS; HIGH PERMEABILITY ZONE;

CARBONATES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; VISCOELASTICITY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 33750982403     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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