A study of relation between suspension behavior and microstructure and viscoelastic property of guar gum fracturing fluid

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue , 2014, Pages 432-435

  Wang, Shibin ^a   Zhang, Yiyao ^a   Guo, Jianchun ^a   Lai, Jie ^a   Wang, Dean ^b   He, Le ^a   Qin, Yuyin ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SINOPEC   (China)

Author keywords

Fracturing fluid; Guar gum; Microstructure; Rheology; Suspension properties; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

GELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROPPANTS; RHEOLOGY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

APPARENT VISCOSITY; DEGREE OF ASSOCIATION; GUAR GUMS; HYDROXYPROPYL GUARS; PROPPANT SUSPENSION; STIMULATION TREATMENTS; SUSPENSION PROPERTIES; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES;

FRACTURING FLUIDS;

ELASTIC MODULUS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYSACCHARIDE; RHEOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY;

CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA;

EID: 84918511442     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2014.09.016     Document Type: Article

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