Wormholing in perforated completions

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 176-192

  Kalia, N ^a   Balakotaiah, V ^b  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIZATION; CARBONATES; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DISSOLUTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MINERALS; ROCKS;

DISSOLUTION PATTERNS; DISSOLUTION REACTIONS; FLOW REDISTRIBUTION; HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION; MATRIX ACID TREATMENT; PERFORATED COMPLETION; PERMEABILITY INCREASE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS;

WELL PERFORATION;

EID: 77954225695     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/127347-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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