An environmentally friendly stimulation fluid for high temperature applications

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 817-831

  LePage, J N ^a   De Wolf, C A ^a   Bemelaar, J H ^a   Nasr El Din, H A ^b  

^a Akzonobel ^*

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID TREATMENTS; AQUATIC TOXICITY; CARBONATE FORMATIONS; DEEP WELLS; ENVIRONMENTAL STANDPOINT; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FLOW CHANNELS; HCL ACID; HIGH SOLUBILITY; L-GLUTAMIC ACIDS; LOW TOXICITY; MATRIX ACIDIZING; MOLAR BASIS; MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE; PH RANGE; POLY ACIDS; RENEWABLE RAW MATERIALS; SANDSTONE FORMATIONS; SPENT ACID; STIMULATION FLUID; THERMALLY STABLE; WELL BORE; WELL PRODUCTION; WELL TUBULARS;

CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CHELATION; DEEP OIL WELL DRILLING; DISSOLUTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; OIL FIELDS; PH EFFECTS; REACTION RATES; SOLUBILITY; TERNARY SYSTEMS; WELLS;

TOXICITY;

EID: 70449629680     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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