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A WELL TOOL FOX USE WITH A SUBTERRANEAN WELL CAN INCLUDE AN ELONGATED PASSAGEWAY (42) AND A PLUG (46) WHICH PREVENTS FLUID COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE PASSAGEWAY FOR A PREDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME. THE PLUG CAN INCLUDING AN ANHYDROUS BORON COMPOUND (48), WHEREBY THE PREDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME IS DETERMINED BY A LENGTH OF THE ANHYDROUS BORON COMPOUND. A METHOD OF OPERATING A WELL TOOL IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SUBTERRANEAN WELL CAN INCLUDE EXPOSING AN ANHYDROUS BORON COMPOUND TO AN AQUEOUS FLUID (58), WITH THE ANHYDROUS BORON COMPOUND BEING INCLUDED IN A PLUG WHICH PREVENTS FLUID COMMUNICATION THROUGH A PASSAGEWAY OF THE WELL TOOL. THE WELL TOOL CAN BE OPERATED IN RESPONSE TO FLUID COMMUNICATION BEING PERMITTED THROUGH THE PASSAGEWAY A PREDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THE EXPOSING STEP.