Field case histories of a non-damaging guar alternative for linear gel application in slickwater fracturing

SPE - European Formation Damage Conference, Proceedings, EFDC

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages 456-463

  Suri, Hong ^a   Debenedictis, Frances ^a   Zhou, Jia ^a   Cutler, Jennifer ^a   Royce, Tom ^a   Nelson, Scott ^a   Qu, Qi ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS; DOWNHOLE CONDITIONS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; HIGH FLOW VELOCITY; LABORATORY TESTING; PROPPANT TRANSPORTS; REAL-WORLD PERFORMANCE; SLICKWATER FRACTURING;

EXHIBITIONS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); FRACTURING FLUIDS; OIL FIELDS; PROPPANTS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); VISCOSITY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 84884840035     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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