Zero shear viscosity determination of fracturing fluids: An essential parameter in proppant transport characterizations

SPE International Formation Damage Control Symposium Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Asadi, Mahmoud ^a   Conway, Michael W ^a,b   Barree, Robert D ^a,c  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b Stim Lab

^c Barree and Associates   (United States)

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EID: 85055740718     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/73755-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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