Interactions of iron and viscoelastic surfactants: A new formation-damage mechanism

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 796-809

  Al Nakhli, A R ^a   Nasr El Din, H A ^b   Al Baiyat, A A ^c  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Texas A and M   (United States)

^c KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); FRACTURING FLUIDS; PH EFFECTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOELASTICITY;

FORMATION DAMAGE; MATRIX ACID TREATMENTS;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 44349174467     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/112465-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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