Polymer-based fluids for well workover: a comprehensive review
Mário César de Siqueira Lima; Victoria Bezerra Romualdo; Waleska Rodrigues Pontes da Costa; Ruth Luna do Nascimento Gonçalves; Anna Carolina Amorim Costa; Laura Rafaela Cavalcanti de Oliveira; Karine Castro Nóbrega; Mirele Costa da Silva Farias; Renalle Cristina Alves de Medeiros Nascimento; Luciana Viana Amorim
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