Fluid selection for energized fracture treatments

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 575-585

  Ribeiro, Lionel H ^a   Sharma, Mukul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANGING TEMPERATURE; COMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS; FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITIES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE DESIGN; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING TREATMENTS; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY CURVES; RESERVOIR PARAMETERS; UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FRACTURING FLUIDS; GELATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; WATER SUPPLY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 84880485267     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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