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**Author details**

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Jie Zhang1,3\*, Xu-Yang Yao2

Technology, Rolla, MO, USA

Company Limited, Beijing, P.R. China

provided the original work is properly cited.

, Bao-Jun Bai<sup>3</sup> and Wang Ren<sup>1</sup>

1 Drilling Fluids Research Department, CNPC Engineering Technology R&D

*Performance Evaluation and Mechanism Study of a Silicone Hydrophobic Polymer…*

*DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.90811*

3 Department of Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and

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2 Petrochina Xin Jiang Oil Field Company, Karamay, P.R. China

\*Address all correspondence to: zhangjiedri@cnpc.com.cn

## **Author contributions**

The supervisor, Jie Zhang, conducted the experimental work and analyzed the results of the research. All authors contributed to the analysis of results. Jie Zhang wrote the manuscript. Xu-Yang Yao contributed to experiment's design and analysis of the results. Bao-Jun Bai contributed to analysis and discussion of the results, reviewing, and editing of the manuscript.

*Performance Evaluation and Mechanism Study of a Silicone Hydrophobic Polymer… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.90811*
