An analytical model for cleanup of yield-stress fluids in hydraulic fractures

SPE Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-12

  Balhoff, Matthew T ^a   Miller, Matthew J ^b,c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Schlumberger's Stimulat Prod Dev   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YIELD STRESS;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURES; YIELD STRESS FLUIDS;

FRACTURING FLUIDS;

EID: 17744388158     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/77596-PA     Document Type: Article

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