Do viscoelastic-surfactant diverting fluids for acid treatments need internal breakers?

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 855-862

  Huang, Tianping ^a   Crews, James B ^a  

^a BAKER OIL TOOLS

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOELASTICITY;

ACID FRACTURING TREATMENTS; CARBONATE RESERVOIRS; DEPLETED GAS FORMATIONS; FORMATION DAMAGE;

FRACTURING FLUIDS;

EID: 44349191656     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/112484-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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