Wettability alteration for water block prevention in high temperature gas wells (SPE100182)

Society of Petroleum Engineers, 68th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition, incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2006, EAGE 2006: Opportunities in Mature Areas

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages 1218-1231

  Panga, M K R ^a   Ooi, Y S ^a   Koh, P L ^b   Chan, K S ^a   Enkababian, P ^a   Cheneviere P ^c   Samuel, M M ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN BHD   (Malaysia)

^c Total ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; CONFINED FLOW; GAS CONDENSATES; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; OIL WELLS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; WATER TREATMENT;

CAPILLARY FORCES; CHEMICAL SYSTEMS; HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS WELLS; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

WETTING;

EID: 33947303031     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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