Internal breakers for viscoelastic-surfactant fracturing fluids

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 470-477

  Crews, James B ^a   Huang, Tianping ^a  

^a BAKER OIL TOOLS

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOELASTICITY;

FLUID VISCOSITY; GRAVEL PACKING; POLYMERIC FLUIDS; VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANT (VES) FLUIDS;

FRACTURING FLUIDS;

EID: 34249327291     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/106216-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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