Effect of additives on the acid dissolution rates of calcium and magnesium carbonates

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 122-127

  Taylor, Kevin C ^a   Al Ghamdi, AbdulWahab H ^a   Nasr El Din, Hisham A ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ADSORPTION; CALCITE; CALCIUM; COPOLYMERS; DEPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; MAGNESITE; MASS TRANSFER; ROCKS; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; SURFACE REACTIONS;

ACID DISSOLUTION; ACIDIZING; DOLOMITE ROCKS; SURFACE DEPOSITION;

ADDITIVES;

ACID; ADDITIVE; CARBONATE; DISSOLUTION; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION;

EID: 5044245134     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/80256-PA     Document Type: Article

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