Eliminating slickwater compromises for improved shale stimulation

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 4578-4588

  Brannon, Harold D ^a   Bell, Charles E ^a  

^a BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE HISTORY; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; CROSS-LINKED POLYMERS; CROSSLINKED; CROSSLINKED GEL SYSTEMS; FLUID PERFORMANCE; FRACTURE COMPLEXITY; FRACTURE LENGTH; FRACTURE MODELING; FRACTURE NETWORK; GEL SYSTEMS; HIGH VISCOSITIES; LOW PERMEABILITY; LOW VISCOSITY; OPERATIONAL RELIABILITY; POLYMER LOADING; PROPPANT TRANSPORTS; PROPPANTS; PUMP RATE; PUMPING EQUIPMENT; SLICKWATER; SURFACE EQUIPMENT; SURFACE VISCOSITY; SYSTEM DISPLAYS; WELL PERFORMANCE; WELLBORE;

EXHIBITIONS; GELS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; LOADING; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL SHALE; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SHALE; SHALE OIL;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84856719865     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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