Correlating viscoelastic measurements of fracturing fluid to particles suspension and solids transport

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 59-81

  Goel, Naval ^a   Shah, Subhash ^a   Grady, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Borate crosslinked; Fracturing Fluids; Guar; Proppant; Reservoir stimulation; Suspension settling; Viscoelastic gel

Indexed keywords

GAUR GELS;

ELASTIC MODULI; GELS; NEWTONIAN FLOW; PH EFFECTS; SAND; VISCOELASTICITY;

FLUID MECHANICS;

FRACTURING; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SUSPENSION; VISCOELASTICITY; WELL STIMULATION;

EID: 0036647830     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(02)00164-X     Document Type: Article

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