Nanotechnology applications in viscoelastic surfactant stimulation fluids

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 512-517

  Huang, Tianping ^a   Crews, James B ^a  

^a BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MORPHOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; PACKING; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; INORGANIC CRYSTALS; NANOMETER-SCALE PARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS; RODLIKE MICELLES; STIMULATION FLUID; SURFACE REACTIVITY; VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANTS;

MICELLES;

FRACTURE FLOW; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SURFACTANT; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY; WELL COMPLETION;

EID: 57149119678     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/107728-pa     Document Type: Article

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