Production Enhancement with Acid Stimulation

Description

A properly designed and executed acid job, one of the primary methods for improving productivity of oil, gas, injection, and disposal wells, can improve cash flow. This book offers practical guidelines for acid treatment design by stressing a systematic approach to candidate selection, treatment design, as well as execution and evaluation for improvement in profits and productivity. This edition includes discussions of modern acid systems and treatment methods with worldwide applications for both carbonate and sandstone formations; new concepts for simplifying and proliferating sandstone acid application; the latest in carbonate matrix and fracture acidizing; more on non-conventional acidizing concepts and acid systems; and more on geothermal well stimulation. Readers can find practical, useful acidizing information, and gain greater understanding and appreciation of its benefits. Content: Front Matter List of Illustrations • Introduction • Table of Contents •Part I. Preliminaries 1. A Brief History of Acidizing 2. Acid Treatment Categories 3. Formation Damage •Part II. Sandstone Acidizing 4. Purpose of Sandstone Acidizing 5. Why Sandstone Acid Jobs Fail 6. Six Steps to Successful Sandstone Acidizing 7. Unconventional Sandstone and Geothermal Well Acidizing Procedures 8. Sandstone Acidizing in Horizontal Wells •Part III. Carbonate Acidizing 9. Purposes of Carbonate Acidizing 10. Comments on the Chemistry and the Physics of Carbonate Acidizing 11. Carbonate Matrix Analyzing: Systems and Procedures 12. Carbonate Fracture Acidizing: Systems and Procedures 13. Carbonate Acidizing in Horizontal Wells •Part IV. Specialized Remedial Treatments 14. Inorganic Scale Removal 15. Organic Deposit Removal •Part V. Quality Control Practices 16. Acid Treatment Quality Control 17. Safety Appendices Index