E - Fixed Constructions – 21 – B
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E - Fixed Constructions
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B
E21B 43/26 (2006.01) C09K 8/34 (2006.01) C09K 8/64 (2006.01) C09K 8/68 (2006.01) C09K 8/70 (2006.01) E21B 43/25 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2380357
The present invention relates to a gelled hydrocarbon fluid useful as a fracturing fluid in subterranean formations comprising at least one gelling agent which is a salt of a carboxylic acid having from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms. An activator which is a difunctional and/or trifunctional carboxylic acid is preferably added to control gel time.
L'invention concerne un fluide hydrocarbure gélifié utile comme liquide de fracturation dans des formations sous-terraines. Ledit fluide comprend au moins un agent gélifiant étant un sel d'un acide carboxylique possédant environ 6 à environ 30 atomes de carbone. Afin de réguler le temps de gélification, un activateur est, de préférence, ajouté, l'activateur étant, de préférence, un acide carboxylique difonctionnel et/ou trifonctionnel.
Bunting Charles R.
Stewart Rosemarie E.
Subramanian Shankar
Zhu Yung-Peng
Crompton Corporation
Gowling Lafleur Henderson Llp
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