First successful application of an environment friendly fracturing fluid during on-the-fly proppant fracturing

Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Petroleum Technology Conference 2013, IPTC 2013: Challenging Technology and Economic Limits to Meet the Global Energy Demand

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages 637-648

  Al Ghazal, Mohammed ^a   Al Driweesh, Saad ^a   Al Shammari, Fowzi ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GASOLINE; NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; POLYMERS; PROPPANTS;

COMPLETION OPERATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS; FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITIES; FRACTURING OPERATIONS; OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; POLYMER-BASED FLUIDS; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES;

FRACTURING FLUIDS;

EID: 84883438492     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/iptc-16494-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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