Characterization of crosslinked gel kinetics and gel strength by use of NMR

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 439-453

  Romero Zerón, Laura ^a   Manalo Hum, Florence ^b   Kantzas, Apostolos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b Bantreal

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; BOTTLES; ELASTICITY; GELATION; GELS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; POROUS MATERIALS; RHEOLOGY; RHEOMETERS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUBJECTIVE TESTING; WELL COMPLETION; WELL TESTING; WELL WORKOVER;

APPROPRIATE DESIGNS; HIGH PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; LOW FIELD NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NON-INTRUSIVE TECHNIQUES; PARTIALLY HYDROLYZED POLYACRYLAMIDE; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; RHEOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; STANDARDIZED METHODS;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

GEL; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; KINETICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OIL WELL; PERMEABILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RHEOLOGY; STRENGTH; WELL COMPLETION;

EID: 48749103995     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/86548-pa     Document Type: Article

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