Successful stimulation of thick, naturally-fractured carbonates pay zones in Kazakhstan

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 442-454

  Arangath, R ^a   Hopkins, K W ^b   Lungershausen, D ^b   Bolyspayev, N T ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b Aral Petroleum Capital ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIZATION; DAMAGE DETECTION; MINERALOGY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOELASTICITY;

CARBONATE RESERVOIRS; NATURAL FRACTURES; PRODUCTION DATA; PRODUCTIVITY INDEX;

RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT;

EID: 44349181529     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/112419-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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