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Acidizing: A well completion reference. Supplement to World Oil, December 1996

Journal Article · · World Oil
OSTI ID:415713
Acidizing removes near-wellbore formation damage by dissolving or bypassing drilling mud, completion fluid or other restrictions. These treatments include matrix pump rate jobs, washes and chemical injection. Matrix stimulation techniques are performed without fracturing reservoir rock. Acid is used to remove drilling, completion, workover or production damage. Solvents and surfactants like crude, condensate, diesel or mutual solvents are used to change pore fluid or formation wettability characteristics. Washes remove scale and other dispersible or soluble material from formations, perforations and casing. Products are subdivided into groups that have similar function and performance. Where applicable, groups have been subdivided to reflect significant differences in additive chemical nature to emphasize uniqueness in the product lines of each company. What cannot be reflected are differences in performance resulting from different sources of materials, and from fluid and formation compatibility effects.
OSTI ID:
415713
Journal Information:
World Oil, Journal Name: World Oil Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 217; ISSN 0043-8790; ISSN WOOIAS
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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