A circulating-foam loop for evaluating foam at conditions of use

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 286-294

  Hutchins, Richard D ^a   Miller, Matthew J ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CIRCULATING MEDIA; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FRACTURING FLUIDS; NITROGEN; PRESSURE DROP; RHEOLOGY; ADDITIVES; FOAMS; FRACTURE; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR FLOW; TEXTURES; TUBING;

CIRCULATING FOAM-FLUIDS; FOAM FRACTURING; FOAM STABILITY; CONDITION; DYNAMIC FLOW CONDITIONS; FOAM PERFORMANCE; LABORATORY APPARATUS; MASS FLOWMETERS; SHEAR-RATE; SYSTEM FLOW;

FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); ELASTICITY;

FRACTURED MEDIUM; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

EID: 28944434044     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/80242-PA     Document Type: Article

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