Complex Fluids and Hydraulic Fracturing

Nearly 70 years old, hydraulic fracturing is a core technique for stimulating hydrocarbon production in a majority of oil and gas reservoirs. Complex fluids are implemented in nearly every step of the fracturing process, most significantly to generate and sustain fractures and transport and distribu...

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Main Authors: Desroches, Jean (Author), Robisson, Agathe (Author), McKinley, Gareth H. (Author), Barbati, Alexander C (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Hatsopoulos Microfluids Laboratory (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Annual Reviews, 2017-03-30T17:06:40Z.
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