Dilute iota- and kappa-Carrageenan solutions with high viscosities in high salinity brines

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 304-311

  Iglauer, Stefan ^a   Wu, Yongfu ^a   Shuler, Patrick ^a   Tang, Yongchun ^a   Goddard, William A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

and Carrageenan; Fracturing fluid; Gelling mechanism; High salinity; Mobility control; Near wellbore fluid; Polymer solution; Rheology; Shear thinning

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENANS; GELLING MECHANISM; HIGH SALINITY; MOBILITY CONTROL; SHEAR THINNING; WELL BORE FLUIDS;

BOREHOLES; BRINES; ELASTICITY; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FRACTURING FLUIDS; GELATION; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; POSITIVE IONS; RHEOLOGY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SHEAR FLOW;

VISCOSITY;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BRINE; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; RHEOLOGY; SALINITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 78650591505     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2010.11.025     Document Type: Article

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