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Environmentally benign viscous well treating fluids and methods

US7000702B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 2003
Grant dateFeb 21, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K2208/26
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Environmentally safe viscous well treating fluids and methods are provided by the present invention. The treating fluids are basically comprised of water, a viscosity producing polymer, a boron cross-linking agent for cross-linking the polymer, and a delayed cross-link delinker that chelates the boron and breaks the treating fluid into a low viscosity fluid selected from polysuccinamide and polyaspartic acid.

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