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Chapter 1: Overview of Formation Damage

Figure 1-1: Classification and order of the common formation damage mechanisms (modified after Bennion, 1999; reprinted by permission of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum).

Figure 2-1: Disposition of the clay minerals in typical sandstone (after Pittman and Thomas, 1979 SPE; reprinted by permission of the Society of Petroleum Engineers).
Figure 2-2: Description of the constituents in typical sandstone (after Mancini, 1991; reprinted by permission of the U.S. Department of Energy).
Figure 2-3: A ternary clay distribution chart (reprinted from Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 21, Lynn, J. D., and Nasr-El-Din, H. A., "Evaluation of Formation Damage due to Frac Stimulation of Saudi Arabian Clastic Reservoir," pp. 179 201, 1998; reprinted with permission from Elsevier Science).
Figure 2-4: Schematic description of the crystal structure of kaolinite (after Gruner-Grim, 1942, and Hughes, 1951; reprinted courtesy of the American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L St., NW, Washington, DC 20005, Hughes, R. V., "The Application of Modern Clay Concepts to Oil Field Development," pp. 151 167, in Drilling and Production Practice 1950, American Petroleum Institute, New York, NY, 1951, 344 p.).
Figure 2-5: Schematic description of the crystal structure of montmorillonite (after Hoffman, Endell, and Wilm.-Grim, 1942, and Hughes, 1951; reprinted courtesy of the American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L St., NW, Washington, DC 20005, Hughes, R. V., "The Application of Modern Clay Concepts to Oil Field Development," pp. 151 167, in Drilling and Production Practice 1950

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