Author: Luis Ortega, co-author
Event: SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (Denver – Colorado, USA)
Publication date: 1996
The paper addresses the methodology used to identify the source of the sanding problem and asphaltene deposition and learnt lessons in the North Monagas giant field in Venezuela which has been produced since the late 80-s. To solve both problems a hydraulic fracturing strategy was implemented in the field.
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