CA2631000C - Appareil, compositions et methodes pour reduire la viscosite de liquides de fracturation - Google Patents

Appareil, compositions et methodes pour reduire la viscosite de liquides de fracturation Download PDF

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Publication number: CA2631000C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: fluid; viscosity; microbial composition; microbe; gelled
Prior art date: 2007-05-11
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Barry Ekstrand

Frank Zamora

Sarkis R. Kakadjian

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Lubrizol Oilfield Solutions Inc

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Clearwater International Inc

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