Study on rheology and thermal stability of mixed (nonionic-anionic) surfactant based fracturing fluids

AIChE Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 2177-2187

  Baruah, Atrayee ^a   Pathak, Akhilendra K ^a   Ojha, Keka ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Lamellar; Liquid crystals; Mixed surfactant; Nano particle; Proppant; Viscoelastic

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; DIESEL FUELS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; PROPPANTS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VISCOELASTICITY; ZINC OXIDE;

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS; LAMELLAR; MIXED SURFACTANT; MIXED SURFACTANT SYSTEMS; PROPPANT; SELF-ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE; VISCOELASTIC; VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANTS;

FRACTURING FLUIDS;

EID: 84969409997     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.15175     Document Type: Article

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