High-viscosity-yield acid systems for high-temperature stimulation

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-183

  Welton, Thomas D ^a   Van Domelen, Mary S ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIZATION; BLENDING; CORROSION; CROSSLINKING; GELATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYMERS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SECURITY SYSTEMS; VISCOSITY;

CARBONATE FORMATIONS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FLUID-LOSS CONTROL; FRACTURE ACIDIZING; LOW VISCOSITY FLUIDS; PERMEABILITY BARRIERS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

CORROSION CONTROL; DRILLING FLUID; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; POLYMER; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 45749128239     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/98237-pa     Document Type: Article

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