A crosslinkable synthetic-polymer system for high-temperature hydraulic-fracturing applications

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 555-563

  Holtsclaw, Jeremy ^a   Funkhouser, Gary P ^a  

^a State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Eploitation   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURING FLUIDS; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; HYDROCARBONS; METAL IONS; METALS; POLYMERS; PROPPANTS;

CROSSLINKING SYSTEM; FRICTIONAL PRESSURE LOSS; HYDROCARBON RECOVERY; HYDROCARBON RESOURCES; PROPPANT TRANSPORTS; SERVICE TEMPERATURE; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; THERMAL LIMITATIONS;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CLEANUP; CONDUCTIVITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMER; RHEOLOGY; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; VISCOSITY;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA;

EID: 79551476605     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/125250-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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