Case study: Application of a viscoelastic surfactant-based CO2-compatible fracturing fluid in the frontier formation. Bia Horn Basin, Wyoming

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Technology Symposium 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 337-347

  Bustos, O ^a   Chen, Y ^a   Stewart, M ^a   Heiken, K ^a   Bui, T ^b   Mueller, P ^a   Lipinski, E ^c  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c Saga Petroleum ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); POISSON RATIO; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOELASTICITY; WETTING;

FRONTIER FORMATION; OIL-BASED FLUIDS; RESERVOIR PRESSURE; STIMULATION FLUIDS;

FRACTURING FLUIDS;

EID: 40449129505     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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