Reaction of calcite with surfactant-based acids

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages 3122-3135

  Al Mohammad, A M ^a   Nasr El Din, H A ^a   Al Aamri, A M ^c   Al Fuwaires, O ^b  

^a SPE ^*

^b SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID FRACTURING TREATMENTS; CARBONATE FORMATIONS; SURFACTANT BASED ACIDS; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATION;

FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); MICELLES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PH EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CALCITE;

EID: 33751021686     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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