Degradation of water-based mud filter cakes using environmental friendly pullulanase enzyme

• Main Authors: Ismail, Issham, Md. Illias, Rosli, Mahictin, Masseera, Yan, Tan Siew, Ali Rasol, Azad Anugerah
• Format: Article
• Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2012
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/46775/

The filter cake removal is of primary concern in a horizontal oil producer. It has been highlighted in many publications that the cleanup process in long horizontal and multilateral wells is a challenging task. Many chemical solutions have been used to remove the polymeric and bridging agents in oil...