Removal of polymeric filter cake in petroleum wells: A study of commercial amylase stability

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 263-270

  Kameda, Etel ^a   de Queiroz Neto, João C ^b   Langone, Marta A P ^c   Coelho, Maria Alice Z ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amylase; Drilling fluid; Openhole conditions; Petroleum wells; Starch filter cake removal

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; DRILLING FLUIDS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; NATURAL POLYMERS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REMOVAL; STARCH;

AMYLASE; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; FILTER CAKE; OPENHOLE OPERATION; XANTHAN GUM;

OIL WELLS;

BOREHOLES; DRILLING FLUIDS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; NATURAL POLYMERS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELLS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REMOVAL; STARCH;

BOREHOLE STABILITY; DEGRADATION; DEPOSITION; DRILLING FLUID; ENZYME; OIL WELL; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; POLYMER; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 35348888319     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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