Model for Displacement of Herschel-Bulkley Non-Newtonian Fluid by Newtonian Fluid in Porous Media and Its Application in Fracturing Fluid Cleanup

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 283-298

  Yi, X ^a  

^a BAKER ATLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; GAS INDUSTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; POLYMERS; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RHEOLOGY; YIELD STRESS;

DARCY LAW; DISPLACEMENT EFFICIENCY; HERSCHEL-BULKLEY MODEL; PRESSURE GRADIENTS;

FRACTURING FLUIDS;

EID: 2342433998     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/86491-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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