Drag reduction
Journal Article
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· Ind. Eng. Chem. Process Des. Dev.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5720202
Extensive use of drag reduction additives has been made only in petroleum production operations, particularly in the fracturing process, where water and oil suspensions of chemicals are pumped into the well at high pressure and flow rate to increase permeability of the well formation. Promising applications of drag reduction are in long crude petroleum product pipelines, in brine disposal pipelines, and similar. A third type of drag-reducing fluid is a dilute suspension of properly sized solid particles. Polymer solutions, soap solutions, and solid particle suspensions are the drag reduction methods discussed. (89 refs.)
- Research Organization:
- Missouri Univ. Rolla
- OSTI ID:
- 5720202
- Journal Information:
- Ind. Eng. Chem. Process Des. Dev.; (United States), Journal Name: Ind. Eng. Chem. Process Des. Dev.; (United States) Vol. 61:1; ISSN IEPDA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
02 PETROLEUM
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
ADDITIVES
BRINES
COMMINUTION
CONTROL
DESIGN
DILUTION
DISPERSIONS
DRAG
ENERGY SOURCES
ENGINEERING
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FLUID FLOW
FLUID MECHANICS
FOSSIL FUELS
FRACTURING
FUELS
GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
MECHANICS
MIXTURES
OIL WELLS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE SIZE
PERMEABILITY
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
PIPELINES
POLYMERS
PRESSURE CONTROL
PRODUCTION
PUMPING
RECOVERY
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
SIZE
SOAPS
SOLIDS
SOLUTIONS
SUSPENSIONS
TURBULENT FLOW
VISCOSITY
WELL COMPLETION
WELLS
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
ADDITIVES
BRINES
COMMINUTION
CONTROL
DESIGN
DILUTION
DISPERSIONS
DRAG
ENERGY SOURCES
ENGINEERING
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FLUID FLOW
FLUID MECHANICS
FOSSIL FUELS
FRACTURING
FUELS
GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
MECHANICS
MIXTURES
OIL WELLS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE SIZE
PERMEABILITY
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
PIPELINES
POLYMERS
PRESSURE CONTROL
PRODUCTION
PUMPING
RECOVERY
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
SIZE
SOAPS
SOLIDS
SOLUTIONS
SUSPENSIONS
TURBULENT FLOW
VISCOSITY
WELL COMPLETION
WELLS