Ultra light weight proppants in shale gas fracturing

The goal of the present work is to improve shale reservoir stimulation treatment by using ultra light weight proppants in fracturing fluids. Slickwater has become the most popular fracturing fluid for fracturing shales in recent times because it creates long and skinny fractures and it is relatively...

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Main Author: Gaurav, Abhishek
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-12-2466