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Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 1994

Filed:

Dec. 21, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:

D V Gupta, The Woodlands, TX (US);

Vernon L Franklin, Spring, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166300 ; 166308 ; 252-8551 ;
Abstract

A method for hydraulic fracturing using crosslinked guar polymers wherein the high temperature viscosity and thermal stability of said polymers is maximized by adjusting the pH such that the cationic charge density of the polymer is at its maximum. These maximums occur for guar at a pH of 10.5 and for carboxymethylhydroxypropyl guar at a pH of 10.7.


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Gupta, D. (1994). Method for fracturing high temperature subterranean formations (U.S. Patent No. 5305832). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5305832

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