Viscoelastic behavior and proppant transport properties of a new high-temperature viscoelastic surfactant-based fracturing fluid

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn 1, Issue , 2015, Pages 500-524

  Gomaa, A M ^a   Gupta, D V S ^a   Carman, P ^a  

^a BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ELASTICITY; FRACTURING FLUIDS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; OIL FIELDS; OILFIELD CHEMISTRY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TEMPERATURE; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

CONVENTIONAL POLYMERS; DIFFERENT DENSITIES; LOW TEMPERATURE FORMATION; OSCILLATORY MEASUREMENTS; PROPPANT TRANSPORTS; STATIC AND DYNAMIC CONDITIONS; VISCO-ELASTIC BEHAVIORS; VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANTS;

PROPPANTS;

EID: 84939615200     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/173745-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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