How proppant slugs and viscous gel slugs have influenced the success of hydraulic fracturing applications

SPE Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  McDaniel, B W ^a   Stegent, N A ^a   Ellis, R ^a,b  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

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