CPC C09K 8/68 (2013.01) [C09K 8/602 (2013.01); C09K 8/604 (2013.01); C09K 8/685 (2013.01); C09K 8/88 (2013.01); C09K 8/885 (2013.01); C09K 8/887 (2013.01); E21B 43/267 (2013.01); C09K 8/528 (2013.01); C09K 8/605 (2013.01); C09K 2208/26 (2013.01); C09K 2208/28 (2013.01); C09K 2208/32 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. An aqueous fracturing fluid comprising a polyethylene oxide 2-ethylhexyl ether according to the formula:
wherein ‘n’ is a value from within a range of from 1 to 100;
an aqueous medium; and,
a viscosifying agent, present in an amount suitable to provide a fluid viscosity between about 20 mPa-s and about 400 mPa-s at a shear rate of 100 s−1, over a temperature range between about 80° F. and 300° F.
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