Stimulation of deep gas wells using HCl/formic acid system: Lab studies and field application

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2002, CIPC 2002

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Nasr El Din, H A ^a   Al Mutairi, S ^a   Al Malki, B ^a   Metcalf, S ^b   Walters, W ^b  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^b BJ SERVICES COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATED GAS; CALCITE; GASES; GASOLINE; LITHOLOGY; LOW CARBON STEEL; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROTATING DISKS; STEEL CORROSION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WELL STIMULATION; WELLHEADS;

BOTTOM-HOLE TEMPERATURES; CARBONATE RESERVOIR; FIELD APPLICATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; TIGH TRESERVOIRS; WELLHEAD PRESSURES;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85050820522     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2002-289     Document Type: Conference Paper

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