Characterization of breaker efficiency based upon size distribution of polymeric fragments resulting from degradation of crosslinked fracturing fluids

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 857-869

  Brannon, Harold D ^a   Tjonjoepin, Robert M ^a  

^a BJ SERVICES COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ENZYMES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VISCOSITY; CHARACTERIZATION; CROSSLINKING; DEGRADATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; OXIDES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMERS; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

BREAKER EFFICIENCY; FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITIES; LABORATORY PROCEDURES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT REDUCTIONS; POLYMER DEGRADATION; POLYMER FRAGMENTS; POLYMERIC FRAGMENTS; VISCOSITY REDUCTION;

FRACTURING FLUIDS;

BORATE CROSSLINKED GUAR; BREAKER EFFICIENCY; FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITY; GUAR; POLYMERIC FRAGMENTS; VISCOSITY REDUCTION; ZIRCONATE CROSSLINKED GUAR; ZIRCONIUM CROSSLINKED GUAR;

EID: 0029773085     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/36496-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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