A Study of the Friction Pressure and Proppant Transport Behavior of Surfactant-Based Gels

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 2315-2336

  McElfresh, P M ^a   Wood, W R ^a   Williams, C F ^a   Shah, S N ^b   Goel, N ^b   Zhou, Y ^b  

^a BAKER OIL TOOLS

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRICTION; GELS; GRAVEL; OIL SANDS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOSITY;

PROPPANT TRANSPORT; SURFACTANT-BASED GELS (SBG);

FRACTURING (OIL WELLS);

EID: 1142266653     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/77603-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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