A stable fracturing fluid for produced water applications

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 3544-3552

  Gupta, D V Satya ^a   Carman, Paul ^a   Venugopal, Rupa ^a  

^a BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; FILTRATION; FRACTURING FLUIDS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; PRODUCED WATER; SHALE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOSITY; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RECYCLING;

DISSOLVED SOLIDS; FRACTURING OPERATIONS; IDEAL SOLUTIONS; LABORATORY TESTING; MARCELLUS SHALES; PROPPANT TRANSPORTS; SOLID PARTICULATES; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84874098523     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/159837-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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