Improved microbial control programs for hydraulic fracturing fluids used during unconventional shale-gas exploration and production

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 720-729

  Enzien, Michael V ^a   Yin, Bei ^a   Love, Donald ^a   Harless, Michael ^b   Corrin, Edward ^b  

^a Dow Microbial Control   (United States)

^b Multi Chem Production Chemicals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; BIOCIDES; BLENDING; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; OIL FIELDS; OILFIELD CHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; SHALE GAS;

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BIOCIDE TREATMENT; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; COMBINATION TREATMENTS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS; SYNERGISTIC COMBINATIONS;

FRACTURING FLUIDS;

EID: 79960237763     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/141409-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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