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For the purposes of coal bed hydrofracturing and enhancement of coal methane recovery, frothed gel with small fluid volume residual has been developed. The article describes tests of the frothed gel composed of mixed methyl cellulose and aluminosilicate proppant.
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Original Russian Text © M.V. Kurlenya, L.K. Altunina, V.A. Kuvshinov, A.V. Patutin, S.V. Serdyukov, 2012, published in Fiziko-Tekhnicheskie Problemy Razrabotki Poleznykh Iskopaemykh, 2012, No. 6, pp. 3–11.
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Kurlenya, M.V., Altunina, L.K., Kuvshinov, V.A. et al. Froth gel for gas-bearing coal bed hydrofracturing in mine conditions. J Min Sci 48, 947–953 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062739148060019
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