When and where relative permeability modification water-shutoff treatments can be successfully applied

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 236-247

  Sydansk, Robert D ^a   Seright, Randall S ^b  

^a Sydansk Consulting Services LLC

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; WELL PRESSURE;

BULLHEAD INJECTION; PORE-FILLING GELS; WATER-SHUTOFF TREATMENTS;

MULTIPLE ZONES;

FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MULTIPLE ZONES; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; WELL PRESSURE;

GAS WELL; OIL FIELD; OIL WELL; PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR ROCK; WATER TREATMENT;

COTTUS GOBIO;

EID: 34249979819     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/99371-pa     Document Type: Article

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