In-situ acid system to clean up drill-in fluid damage in high-temperature gas wells

Proceedings of the IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference 2006 - Meeting the Value Challenge: Performance, Deliverability and Cost

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 418-434

  Al Otaibi, M B ^a   Al Moajil, A M ^a   Nasr El Din, H A ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENDED REACH WELLBORES; FLUID-LOSS REDUCERS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE GAS WELLS; VISCOSIFIERS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRILLING FLUIDS; ENZYMES; FLOW PATTERNS; HIGH TEMPERATURE ENGINEERING; HORIZONTAL WELLS; SALTS; SURFACE TENSION;

NATURAL GAS WELLS;

EID: 33846147044     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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