Rheology of polymer-free foam fracturing fluids

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue , 2015, Pages 87-96

  Gu, M ^a   Mohanty, K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Foam; Hydraulic fracture; Rheology; Shale fracturing fluid; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; ELASTICITY; FOAMS; FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; POLYMERS; PROPPANTS; RHEOLOGY; SHALE; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR THINNING; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY;

FOAM-FRACTURING FLUIDS; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; LIQUID PHASE VISCOSITY; RECIRCULATING PIPE RHEOMETERS; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; SHEAR-THINNING BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES; VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANTS;

FRACTURING FLUIDS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; FOAM; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; POLYMER; RHEOLOGY; SHALE; SURFACTANT;

CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA;

EID: 84939130633     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2015.07.018     Document Type: Article

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