An experimental study of drag reduction of polymer solutions in coiled tubing

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 280-287

  Shah, Subhash N ^a   Zhou, Yunxu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; DATA REDUCTION; HYDROLYSIS; TUBING;

POLYMER SOLUTIONS;

POLYMERS;

COILED TUBING; DRAG REDUCTION; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; POLYMER;

EID: 0346749374     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/87231-PA     Document Type: Article

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