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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2006
Ronnie G. Morgan, Waurika, OK (US);
Lewis R. Norman, Duncan, OK (US);
Rickey L. Morgan, Duncan, OK (US);
Ronnie G. Morgan, Waurika, OK (US);
Lewis R. Norman, Duncan, OK (US);
Rickey L. Morgan, Duncan, OK (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for producing a guar gum powder, the method comprising the steps of: (a) flaking undehusked guar splits; and (b) grinding the flaked, undehusked guar splits to obtain guar gum powder. According to another aspect of the invention, a method is provided for treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore, the method comprises the steps of: (a) forming a treatment fluid, wherein the treatment fluid comprises: (i) an aqueous fluid; and (ii) a guar gum powder comprising at least 70% by weight gum material and at least 15% by weight husk material; and (b) introducing the treatment fluid into the subterranean formation through the wellbore, According to yet another aspect of the invention, the product of the method for producing a guar gum powder is used in the method for treating a subterranean formation.