reducers speed up the operation. In summary, slick-water is a water-based fluid and proppant combination that has low-viscosity. Slickwater fracturing was first used in the Barnett.../value products for use in slick water fracturing (hydro-fracturing) to increase fluids flow in the formation. Fluid can be pumped down the well-bore as fast as 100 barrels /min.... to fracture the shale. Without using slick-water the top speed of pumping is around 60 barrels /min. The addition of friction reducers allows fracturing fluids and sand, or other solid...