Impact of hydrolysis at high temperatures on the apparent viscosity of carboxybetaine viscoelastic surfactant-based acid: Experimental and molecular dynamics simulation studies

SPE Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1119-1130

  Yu, Meng ^a   Mu, Yan ^b   Wang, Guanqun ^a   Nasr Ei din, Hisham A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; HYDROLYSIS; MICELLES; MOLAR RATIO; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE SEPARATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

FRACTURING TREATMENTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE HIGH PRESSURE; HYDROLYSIS PRODUCTS; MICELLAR STRUCTURES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; OPTIMUM MOLAR RATIO; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANTS;

FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 84876396380     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/142264-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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