A new crosslinked foamed fracturing fluid

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1983-October, Issue , 1983, Pages

  Watkins, E K ^a   Wendorff, C L ^a   Ainley, B R ^a  

^a Dowell Division of Dow Chemical USA ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASES; GELS; PROPPANTS;

CROSS-LINKED GELS; CROSSLINKED; FLUID DENSITIES; GAS CONTENT; GELLED FLUIDS; PROPPANT CONCENTRATIONS; STABLE DISPERSIONS; STABLE FOAMS;

FRACTURING FLUIDS;

EID: 84926194284     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/12027-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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