New insights into the viscosity of polymer-based in-situ-gelled acids

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 367-375

  Gomaa, A M ^a   Nasr El din, H A ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CALCIUM; CARBONATES; CHLORINATION; GELATION; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; POLYMERS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VISCOSITY;

APPARENT VISCOSITY; CARBONATE ROCK; CONTROL AGENT; FERRIC CHLORIDE; HIGH SALINITY BRINES; LITERATURE SURVEY; LOW-SALINITY WATER; POLYMER BASED;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

BRINE; CALCIUM; CARBONATE ROCK; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IRON; LITERATURE REVIEW; NEUTRALIZATION; OIL PRODUCTION; PERMEABILITY; POLYMER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SALINITY; SANDSTONE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77957312446     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/121728-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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