Rheological properties of low-gel-loading borate fracture gels

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 230-234

  Harris, P C ^a   Heath, S J ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; FRACTURING FLUIDS; GELS; HYDRATION; LAMINAR FLOW; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERS; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

BORATE GEL; CROSSLINKED GUAR FLUID; FRACTURE GEL;

RHEOLOGY;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR; RHEOLOGY;

FLUID COMPOSITION; RESERVOIR; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0032216170     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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