Proppant transport characterization of hydraulic fracturing fluids using a high pressure simulator integrated with a fiber Optic/LED vision system

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1999-September, Issue , 1998, Pages 253-266

  Shah, Subhash N ^a   Asadi, Mahmoud ^a   Lord, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COILED TUBING; FIBER OPTICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FRACTURING FLUIDS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; PARALLEL FLOW; PROPPANTS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SLURRIES; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; OPTICAL DEVICES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

DEGREE OF COMPACTION; FLUIDIZED LAYERS; NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; NUMBER OF FACTORS; PARALLEL-PLATE FLOW; PROPPANT TRANSPORTS; SLURRY INJECTION; UNDERLYING LAYERS;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FRACTURING FLUIDS;

DOWNHOLE FRACTURE; PROPPANT; WELLBORE;

EID: 0031624464     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/49040-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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