A novel nondamaging friction reducer: Development and successful slickwater frac applications

SPE Eastern Regional Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 42-50

  Sun, Hong ^a   Stevens, Dick ^a   Cutler, Jennifer ^a   Wood, Benjamin ^a   Wheeler, Richard ^a   Qu, Qi ^a  

^a BJ SERVICES COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FRACTURING FLUIDS; POLYMERS;

CHEMICAL ADDITIVE; CHEMICAL COMPATIBILITY; DAMAGE TO THE FORMATIONS; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MECHANICAL SHEARING; SLICKWATER FRACTURING; TIGHT SANDSTONES;

FRICTION;

EID: 78751505526     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/136807-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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