Crosslinked fracturing fluids
CA 1265666 C · Owner: Texas United Chemical Corporation · Inventors: Mondshine, Thomas C.
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Disclosed are hydraulic fracturing fluids of enhanced temperature stability containing boron crosslinked galactomannan polymers and methods of producing same. The temperature stability of fracturing fluids containing galactomannan polymers is increased by adding to the fracturing fluid a sparingly soluble borate having a slow solubility rate as defined herein. The sparingly soluble borate provides a pH in the range from about 8 to about 10, provides a source of boron for solublizing at elevated temperatures thus enhancing the crosslinking of the galactomannan polymer, and it also decreases the leak-off properties of the fracturing fluid.
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- Granted February 13, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 13, 2007.
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