Chemical diversion techniques used for carbonate matrix acidizing: An overview and case histories

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 574-579

  Chang, Frank F ^a   Qiu, Xiangdong ^a   Nasr El Din, Hisham A ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID TREATMENTS; MATRIX TREATMENTS; MECHANICAL CONTROL;

BOREHOLES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; VISCOSITY;

CARBONATES;

EID: 34248992891     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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