Rheological properties of foam fracturing fluids under downhole conditions

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Production Operations Symposium, POS 1987

Volumn , Issue , 1987, Pages 53-63

  Cawiezel, K E ^a   Niles, T D ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURING FLUIDS; GELATION; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; VISCOSITY;

BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; DOWNHOLE CONDITIONS; EXTERNAL CONDITIONS; FOAM-FRACTURING FLUIDS; FRICTIONAL PRESSURE; HERSCHEL-BULKLEY MODEL; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 77953635568     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/16191-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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