Use of breaker chemicals in gelled hydrocarbons

Details Use of breaker chemicals in gelled hydrocarbons Use of breaker chemicals in gelled hydrocarbons

1996-02-27

1997-07-22

Suchfield, George A.

Wells

Processes

Chemical inter-reaction of two or more introduced materials

166308, 507231, 507238, 507269, 507921, 507922, E21B 4326, E21B 43267

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056495960

ABSTRACT:
Oil degradable granules containing particulate breaker chemical is used in fracturing operations to break hydrocarbon liquid gelled with salts of alkyl phosphate esters. The preferred breaker chemical is powdered Ca(OH).sub.2.

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