Drag reduction behavior of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide/xanthan gum mixed polymer solutions
Abstract Partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) as the main component of slickwater fracturing fluid is a shear-sensitive polymer, which suffers from mechanical degradation at turbulent flow rates. Five different concentrations of HPAM as well as mixtures of polyacrylamide/xanthan gum were prepa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-03-01
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| Series: | Petroleum Science |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12182-017-0152-7 |