MECHANISTIC MODEL OF WORMHOLE GROWTH IN CARBONATE MATRIX ACIDIZING AND ACID FRACTURING. Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • A mathematical model that describes the growth and competition of wormholes during an acidizing treatment in a carbonate formation was developed. The model is initialized with the distribution of largest pores. Wormhole characteristics (size, length, and distribution) were found to be controlled by the rates of acid injection, diffusion, and fluid loss.

published proceedings

  • Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, (Paper) SPE

author list (cited authors)

  • Hung, K. M., Hill, A. D., & Sepehrnoori, K.

complete list of authors

  • Hung, KM||Hill, AD||Sepehrnoori, K

publication date

  • December 1987