Abstract: Additives useful in attenuating the crosslinking time of sparingly soluble borate minerals and the use of those additives in oil well fracturing fluids and methods are described.
Abstract: Gelled liquid hydrocarbons and methods for gelling hydrocarbons and treating subterranean wellbores employ a phosphorus compound of the formula: wherein, X is a straight chained alkyl or alkoxy group having 5 to 18 carbon atoms in combination with a polyvalent metal source.