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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Frank Zamora, San Antonio, TX (US);
Sarkis R. Kakadjian, San Antonio, TX (US);
Thomas P Wilson, Jr., Floresville, TX (US);
Inventors:
Frank Zamora, San Antonio, TX (US);
Sarkis R. Kakadjian, San Antonio, TX (US);
Thomas P Wilson, Jr., Floresville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Clearwater International, LLC, , DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/60 (2006.01); C09K 8/588 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); B01F 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An aqueous, foamable composition useful for formation fracturing is disclosed, which includes an ionically coupled gel system. These compositions are well suited in fracturing formation where there are insufficient or non-existent hydration units. Methods for making the compositions and methods using the foamable compositions to fracture formation with insufficient hydration units.