Evaluation of in-situ generated acids for filter-cake cleanup

SPE - European Formation Damage Conference, Proceedings, EFDC

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 279-293

  Al Moajil, A M ^a   Nasr El Din, H A ^a   Al Aamri, A D ^b  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; DRILLING FLUIDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OIL WELLS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CHELATING AGENTS; FILTER CAKE; HPHT FILTER; VISCOSIFIER; XANTHAN GUM;

FILTRATION;

EID: 34547886887     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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