Wormhole initiation and propagation of emulsified acid in carbonate cores using computerized tomography

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 93-111

  Siddiqui, Shameem ^a   Nasr El Din, Hisham A ^a   Khamees, Aon A ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Computerized tomography; Emulsified acid; Matrix acidizing; Wormholes

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE CORE PLUGS; CARBONATE RESERVOIRS; EMULSIFIED ACIDS; MATRIX ACIDIZING; WORMHOLE INITIATION;

ACIDIZATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; WELL STIMULATION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

ACIDIZATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; WELL STIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMULSION; FLUID INJECTION; IMAGE PROCESSING; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33751184221     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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