Low-polymer borate frac fluid cleans up thoroughly

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 37, 1997, Pages 42-45

  Wiskofske, Mike ^a   Wiggins, Matt ^b   Yaritz, Joe ^b  

^a MARATHON OIL COMPANY   (United States)

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON COMPOUNDS; GELS; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY; WELL DRILLING;

BORATE-CROSSLINKED FRACTURING FLUID;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

GEL; WELL FRACTURING;

FRACTURING FLUID; GELS; OFFSHORE ENGINEERING; OIL WELLS;

EID: 5644295543     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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