Guar Gum Degradation: A Kinetic Study

SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 215-224

  Weaver, Jim ^a   Gdanski, Rick ^a   Karcher, Arron ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURING FLUIDS; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SOLUBILITY; SUGARS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

VISCOSIFIERS;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0242384795     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/80226-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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