Critical evaluations of additives used in shale slickwater fracs

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Shale Gas Production Conference 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 146-154

  Kaufman, P ^a   Penny, G S ^a   Paktinat, J ^b  

^a CESI Chemical a Flotek Co

^b Universal Well Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPRODUCTS; CRITICAL EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FLOWBACK; FLUID RECOVERY; FRACTURE TREATMENT; FRESH WATER; FRICTION PRESSURE; GAS DESORPTION; INJECTED FLUIDS; IRON SULFIDE; MATRIX PERMEABILITY; NATURAL FRACTURE; PRODUCED WATER; PROPPANTS; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; SCALE INHIBITOR; SHALE GAS; SLICKWATER; SLICKWATER FRACTURING; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; WELLBORE;

ADDITIVES; CAPILLARITY; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CLAY MINERALS; DESORPTION; FRACTURE; FRICTION; GAS PERMEABILITY; GAS PIPELINES; GAS PRODUCERS; GASES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PUMPS; SHALE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER;

WATER INJECTION;

EID: 70349450008     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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