A model of non-Newtonian slurry flow in a fracture

Powder Technology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 313-322

  Eskin, Dmitry ^a   Miller, Matthew J ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (Canada)

^b SCHLUMBERGER CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Granular temperature; Hydraulic fracturing; Net pressure; Non Newtonian slurry; Particle migration; Proppant

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SLURRIES; STREAM FLOW;

GRANULAR TEMPERATURE; NET PRESSURE; NON-NEWTONIAN SLURRY; PARTICLE MIGRATION; PROPPANT;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SLURRIES; STREAM FLOW;

ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FLOW KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR RATE;

EID: 38849187193     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2007.06.027     Document Type: Article

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