WATER SHUTOFF IN HORIZONTAL WELLS USING GEL TECHNOLOGY

The main objective of this research was to investigate the feasibility of setting a chemical wellbore plug in a horizontal wellbore. Two main problems associated with the wellbore plug were investigated: (a) method of placement of the plug so that slumping would not occur, and (b) selection and test...

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Main Authors: N SAAVEDRA, D MAMORRA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Colombiano del Petróleo (ICP) - ECOPETROL S.A. 1997-01-01
Series:CT&F Ciencia, Tecnología & Futuro
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0122-53831997000100004