Evaluation of friction reducers for high-density brines and their application in coiled tubing at high temperatures

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages 3669-3678

  Ke, M ^a   Qu, Q ^a   Stevens, R F ^a   Bracksieck, N ^a   Price, C ^b   Copeland, D ^b  

^a BJ Services

^b ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY CONTROL (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FLUID DYNAMICS; FRICTION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TUBING;

COILED TUBING; FRICTION REDUCER; FRICTION REDUCERS; STRAIGHT TUBING;

BRINES;

EID: 33750995279     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/103037-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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