Polymer reduction leads to increased success: A comparative study

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-60

  Kostenuk, Natasha ^a   Gagnon, Pierre ^b  

^a Trican Well Service

^b ConocoPhillips Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; FRICTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SHEAR STRAIN; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VISCOSITY;

BORATE-FRACTURING FLUIDS; POLYMER REDUCTION;

FRACTURING FLUIDS;

CROSSLINKING; FRACTURING FLUIDS; FRICTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SHEAR STRAIN; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VISCOSITY;

BORATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; POLYMER; PUMPING; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN CANADA SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA;

EID: 42549106898     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/100467-pa     Document Type: Article

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