Quantifying proppant transport in thin fluids - Theory and experiments

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2014

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 768-781

  Mack, Mark ^a   Sun, Juan ^a   Khadilkar, Chandra ^a  

^a Oxane Materials   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; FRACTURING FLUIDS; FRICTION; OIL WELLS; PROPPANTS;

ADVANCED CERAMICS; COEFFICIENT OF RESTITUTION; LOW FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; PROPPANT TRANSPORTS; QUALITATIVE TESTING; QUANTITATIVE TESTING; SLICKWATER FRACTURING; TRANSPORT MECHANISM;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 84904438156     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/168637-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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