Case studies: Improved performance of high brine friction reducers in fracturing shale reserviors

SPE Eastern Regional Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 119-130

  Paktinat, Javad ^a   O'Neil, Bill ^a   Tulissi, Michael ^a  

^a Trican Well Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINE WATER; CASE HISTORY; COMPARISON STUDY; COST ADVANTAGES; DYNAMIC FRICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIELD DATA; FINGER PRINT; FLOW DATA; FORMATION DAMAGE; FRAC TREATMENTS; FRESH WATER; FRICTION PRESSURE; LOOP FLOW; NEW HIGH; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; PUMPING RATE; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SLICKWATER; SLICKWATER FRACTURING; TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS; TUBULAR PRESSURE;

BRINES; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; ENGINEERS; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); FRICTION; HORIZONTAL WELLS; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; REMOVAL; RESEARCH; RHEOLOGY; SHALE; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER; WATER CONSERVATION; WELLS;

TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 80455176575     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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