Organic acids in carbonate acidizing

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 128-134

  Buijse, Marten ^a   de Boer, Peter ^a   Breukel, Bert ^a   Burgos, Gerardo ^b  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b Shell Venezuela SA   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARBONATES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; MIXTURES; RATE CONSTANTS;

ACID-FRACTURING TREATMENTS; CORROSIVITY; FORMIC ACID; STIMULATION FLUID;

ACIDIZATION;

OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; ORGANIC ACID; WELL STIMULATION;

EID: 5044246238     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/82211-PA     Document Type: Article

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