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1. A composition comprising from about 0.1 wt % to about 50 wt % of a plant based product comprising mucilage, wherein the mucilage is present in the composition at a concentration sufficient to achieve 10 to 80% drag reduction in a fluid, wherein % drag reduction is determined according to the formula:
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Disclosed herein is a composition comprising from about 0.1 wt % to about 50 wt % of a plant based product comprising mucilage. Methods of making the composition, a well treatment fluid comprising the composition, and methods of using the composition are also disclosed.
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- 1. A composition comprising from about 0.1 wt % to about 50 wt % of a plant based product comprising mucilage, wherein the mucilage is present in the composition at a concentration sufficient to achieve 10 to 80% drag reduction in a fluid, wherein % drag reduction is determined according to the formula:
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13. A method of treating a wellbore comprising:
introducing a well treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, wherein the well treatment fluid comprises from about 0.1 to about 50 wt % of a plant based product comprising mucilage. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method of fracturing a subterranean formation comprising:
- providing a fracturing fluid comprising from about 0.1 to about 50 wt % of a plant based product comprising mucilage and introducing the fracturing fluid into the subterranean formation at a pressure sufficient to create or extend at least one fracture in the subterranean formation.
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16. A method to produce a composition comprising:
combining a plant based product comprising mucilage with a solvent, in an amount sufficient to produce a composition comprising from about 0.1 wt % to about 50 wt % of the plant based product comprising mucilage, wherein the plant based product comprising mucilage comprises an extract, a pressing, a homogenate, or a combination thereof, from at least one plant source. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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