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An aqueous foamed fracturing fluid composition and method for using the foamed fracturing fluid for fracturing subterranean formations that have been penetrated by a wellbore wherein the foamed fracturing fluid comprises: (a) a viscosifier which is preferably either hydrophobically modified guar or

An aqueous foamed fracturing fluid composition and method for using the foamed fracturing fluid for fracturing subterranean formations that have been penetrated by a wellbore wherein the foamed fracturing fluid comprises: (a) a viscosifier which is preferably either hydrophobically modified guar or hydrophobically modified hydroxymethylcellulose; (b) a surfactant which is preferably alpha olefin sulfonate; and (c) the gas phase includes either nitrogen or carbon dioxide.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A foamed fracturing fluid comprising an aqueous phase a, gaseous phase and a proppant wherein the aqueous phase comprises:(a) an associated polymer comprising hydrophobically modified guar wherein the hydrophobic groups on the hydrophobically modified guar consist of at l

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A foamed fracturing fluid comprising an aqueous phase a, gaseous phase and a proppant wherein the aqueous phase comprises:(a) an associated polymer comprising hydrophobically modified guar wherein the hydrophobic groups on the hydrophobically modified guar consist of at least two different alkyl substituents wherein the first alkyl substituent is selected from the group consisting of R and HOR.sup.1, wherein R is an alkyl group containing one to four carbon atoms, wherein R.sup.1 is an alkylene group containing two to four carbon atoms and wherein the OH group is on the carbon atom beta to the ether group, wherein the second alkyl substituent is selected from the group consisting of R.sup.2, HOR.sup.3 and [ STR 3 ] wherein R.sup.2 is an alkyl group containing about eight to about twenty eight carbon atoms, wherein R.sup.3 is an alkylene group which contains about 8 to about 28 carbon atoms having the OH group on the carbon atom beta to the ether group and wherein R.sup.4 is an alkyl group containing about 5 to about 25 carbon atoms, wherein the substituent, R or HOR.sup.1, is present in a molecular substitution of about 0.3 to about 1.5 and wherein the substituent R.sup.2, HOR.sup.3, or [ STR 4 ] is present in a molecular substitution of about 0.001 to about 0.2; and (b) a surfactant.