New pH-buffered low polymer borate crosslinked fluids for hydraulic fracturing

SPE Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 150-156

  Nimerick, Kenneth H ^a,b,c,d   Temple, Harry L ^a,b,e   Card, Roger J ^a,b  

^a SPE ^*  (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^c Dowell R and D   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON COMPOUNDS; CROSSLINKING; FRACTURING FLUIDS; PH; POLYSACCHARIDES;

BORATE CROSSLINKED POLYMERS; BORATES; BUFFERED FLUIDS;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 0031162946     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/35638-pa     Document Type: Article

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