Iron precipitation during acid treatments using HF-based acids

SPE International Formation Damage Control Symposium Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Nasr El Din, H A ^a   Al Dahlan, M N ^a   As Sadlan, A M ^b   Al Zamil, H A ^b  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 85088003615     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/73747-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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