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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2007
Applicant:
Donald Edward Putzig, Newark, DE (US);
Inventor:
Donald Edward Putzig, Newark, DE (US);
Assignee:
Dork Ketal Speciality Catalysts, LLC, Stafford, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/04 (2006.01); C09K 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cross-linking composition which comprises (a) an aqueous liquid, (b) a cross-linkable organic polymer, and (c) a solution comprising a zirconium cross-linking agent which comprises a zirconium complex having a molar ratio of 1:2 to 1:4 of zirconium to triethanolamine and a molar ratio of 1:0.1 to 1:1 of zirconium to N,N,N',N′-tetrakis-(2-hydroxypropyl)-ethylene diamine. The composition can be used in oil field applications for hydraulic fracturing and plugging of permeable zones and leaks in subterranean formations.