Experimental evaluation of guar fracture fluid filter cake behavior

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 786-796

  Xu, Ben ^a   Hill, A D ^a   Zhu, Ding ^a   Wang, Lei ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b China Petroleum University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURING FLUIDS; POLYMERS;

EFFECTIVE FRACTURE; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITIES; GEL CONCENTRATION; HERSCHEL-BULKLEY FLUIDS; LASER PROFILOMETERS; PERMEABILITY IMPAIRMENTS; POLYMER FRACTURE;

YIELD STRESS;

EID: 79959389049     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/140686-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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