Completion fluids challenges in maximum reservoir contact wells

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 605-616

  Al Yami, A S ^a   Nasr El Din, H A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIZATION; BOREHOLES; CHELATION; COILED TUBING; DRILLS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; INFILL DRILLING; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL COMPLETION; OILFIELD CHEMISTRY; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ACID DISTRIBUTION; COMPLETION FLUIDS; FORMATION DAMAGE; MAXIMUM RESERVOIR CONTACT WELLS; MULTI-LATERAL WELLS; PRODUCTION RESUME; RESERVOIR FORMATION; VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANTS;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

EID: 70449686556     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/121638-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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