Effects of crosslinking chemistry on proppant suspension in guar networks

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn 1, Issue , 2015, Pages 231-243

  Hu, Y Thomas ^a   Kishore, Tejaswini ^a   Maxey, Jason ^a   Loveless, David ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; GELATION; OIL FIELDS; OILFIELD CHEMISTRY; POLYMERS; PROPPANTS; SHEAR FLOW; ZIRCONIUM;

CRITICAL SHEAR RATES; CROSS-LINKED POLYMERS; CROSSLINKING CHEMISTRY; HYDROXYPROPYL GUARS; LOCAL VELOCITY PROFILES; PROPPANT SUSPENSION; PROPPANT TRANSPORTS; SHEAR-INDUCED GELATION;

SHEAR DEFORMATION;

EID: 84939608366     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/173726-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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