An experimental investigation of permeability and porosity alteration in diatomite during hot fluid injection

SPE/AAPG Western Regional Meetings

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 315-326

  Kovscek, A R ^a   Diabira, I ^b   Castanier, L M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIZATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISSOLUTION; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SANDSTONE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOGENIC SILICA; DIATOMITE; SANDSTONE RESERVOIR; SOLID MATRIX;

SILICA;

EID: 4644239392     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/62558-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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