Internal phase breaker technology for viscoelastic surfactant gelled fluids

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 691-701

  Crews, J B ^a  

^a BAKER OIL TOOLS

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ENZYMES; GELS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; POLYMERS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

OXIDIZERS; PHASE BREAKERS; RHEOLOGICAL DATA; VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANTS (VES);

FLUIDS;

EID: 23844506836     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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