Nanoparticles for formation fines fixation and improving performance surfactant structure fluids

International Petroleum Technology Conference, IPTC 2008

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 1558-1567

  Huang, Tianping ^a   Crews, James B ^a   Willingham, John R ^b  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; CHARGED PARTICLES; FRACTURE; FRACTURING FLUIDS; HYDROCARBONS; MICELLES; NANOPARTICLES; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; PROPPANTS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SILICA; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SOLS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; VISCOELASTICITY;

FRACTURING TREATMENTS; HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION; IMPROVING PERFORMANCE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NEAR-WELLBORE REGION; SURFACTANT MICELLES; SURFACTANT STRUCTURE; VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANTS;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 67650565927     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/iptc-12414-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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