Viscoelastic evaluation of A surfactant gel for hydraulic fracturing

Society of Petroleum Engineers - 9th European Formation Damage Conference 2011

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 301-317

  Gomaa, A M ^a   Cawiezel, K E ^a   Gupta, D V S ^a   Carman, P ^a   Nasr El Din, H A ^b  

^a BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DYES; FRACTURING FLUIDS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; PROPPANTS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

CATIONIC AND ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; CATIONIC/ANIONIC SURFACTANT; DIFFERENT DENSITIES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING TREATMENTS; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANTS; VISCOSITY REDUCTION;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 80052468550     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/143450-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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