Erosion by proppant: A comparison of the erosivity of sand and ceramic proppants during slurry injection and flowback of proppant

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 3327-3343

  Vincent, M C ^a   Miller, H B ^b   Milton Tayler, D ^c   Kaufman, P B ^a  

^a CARBO Ceramics Inc ^*  (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c FracTech Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTROSTATICS; HARDNESS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROSITY; SAND; VISCOSITY;

ANGULAR SAND; PROPPANTS; SLURRY INJECTION; SURFACE EROSION;

EROSION;

EID: 22044455730     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/90604-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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