Successful optimization of viscoelastic foamed fracturing fluids with ultralightweight proppants for ultralow-permeability reservoirs

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-88

  Cawiezel, Kay E ^a   Gupta, D V S ^b  

^a SPE ^*  (United States)

^b BJ SERVICES COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PROPPANTS; SHEAR FLOW; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITIES; FRACTURING TREATMENTS; LOW-PRESSURE RESERVOIRS; NEAR-WELLBORE REGION; ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT PROPPANTS; ULTRA-LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; VIS-COELASTIC FLUIDS; VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANTS;

FRACTURING FLUIDS;

FOAM; FRACTURE FLOW; GAS SUPPLY; LABORATORY METHOD; LEAKAGE; PERMEABILITY; POLYMER; RESERVOIR; SURFACTANT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; VISCOELASTIC FLUID; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77949843107     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/119626-PA     Document Type: Article

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