Formation damage caused by a water blockage chemical: Prevention through operator supported test programs

SPE International Formation Damage Control Symposium Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Nasr El Din, H A ^a,b   Lynn, J D ^a,b   Al Dossary, K A ^a,b  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

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