Improved prediction of foam diversion in matrix acidization

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Production Operations Symposium 1995, POS 1995

Volumn 1995-April, Issue , 1995, Pages 781-793

  Zeilinger, S C ^a,b   Wang, M ^a,b   Kibodeaux, K R ^a,b   Rossen, W R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b SPE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIZATION; GASES; LIQUIDS; RADIAL FLOW;

DEGRADATION PROCESS; FIELD PERFORMANCE; GAS DISSOLUTION; GAS SATURATIONS; LABORATORY STUDIES; LIQUID FLOW RATES; LIQUID INJECTIONS; PROCESS MODELING;

MATRIX ALGEBRA;

EID: 85060702906     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/29529-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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