A superior, high-performance enzyme for breaking borate crosslinked fracturing fluids under extreme well conditions

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 210-216

  Zhang, Bin ^a   Huston, Adrienne ^a   Whipple, Lawrence ^a   Urbina, Hugo ^a   Barrett, Ken ^a   Wall, Mark ^a   Hutchins, Rick ^b   Mirakyan, Andrey ^b  

^a DIVERSA CORPORATION   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; FRACTURING FLUIDS; HOT SPRINGS; VISCOSITY;

DOWNHOLE CONDITIONS; EFFECTIVE VISCOSITY; ENZYMATIC REACTION; FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITIES; FRACTURING OPERATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; RESIDUAL ACTIVITY; THERMOSTABLE CELLULASE;

ENZYMES;

BORATE; CLEAVAGE; DAMAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRACTURE INITIATION; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WELL COMPLETION;

CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA;

EID: 84879403904     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/160033-PA     Document Type: Article

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