Improved oil recovery from combining well stimulation with novel surfactant technologies

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 1393-1405

  Berry, Sandra L ^a   Smith, Kern ^a   Cutler, Jennifer L ^b   Kalfayan, Leonard ^c  

^a Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America   (United States)

^b BJ SERVICES COMPANY   (United States)

^c HESS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PROVEN RESERVES; RESERVES TO PRODUCTION RATIO; SCALE (DEPOSITS); SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WELL STIMULATION;

CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; IMPROVE OIL RECOVERY; IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY; PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT; SCALE INHIBITOR SQUEEZES; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION; SURFACTANT CHEMISTRY;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 77950799534     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/124215-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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