Formation damage during gravel-pack completions

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn 1988-February, Issue , 1988, Pages 197-208

  Houchin, L R ^a   Dunlap, D D ^a   Hutchinson, J E ^b  

^a BJ Titan Services Co ^*  (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; WELL COMPLETION;

CARRIER FLUIDS; DAMAGED FORMATION; FLUID LEAK-OFF; FORMATION DAMAGE; GRAVEL PACK; GRAVEL PACKING; GRAVEL-PACKED COMPLETIONS; LOST CIRCULATION CONTROL;

GRAVEL;

EID: 85054326603     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/17166-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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