Controlling solids flowback to maintain production of hydrocarbons: A review of successful chemical technologies in the last decade

Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Petroleum Technology Conference 2009, IPTC 2009

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages 2323-2340

  Nguyen, Philip ^a   Jaripatke, Omkar ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; PROPPANTS;

CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS; CHEMICAL SYSTEMS; CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES; FRACTURE STIMULATION; OFFSHORE ENVIRONMENTS; PRODUCTION PROBLEMS; STORAGE FACILITIES; SURFACE EQUIPMENT;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 77952361261     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/iptc-13725-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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