Reduced polymer based fracturing fluid: Is less really more?

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 4103-4114

  Dawson, Jeffrey C ^a   Cramer, David D ^a   Le, Hoang V ^a  

^a BJ SERVICES COMPANY

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; GELS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH EFFECTS; PRODUCTIVITY; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

FLUID LOSS CONTROL; PERMEABILITY; PROPPANT TRANSPORT; STEADY SHEAR;

POLYMERS;

EID: 22044458029     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/90851-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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