New article about the viscoelastic surfactant based hydrofracturing fluid researching is published
The company of Polyex offers to your attention the article Research of technological composition for hydrofracturing on viscoelastic surfactants by POLYEX jsc published in journal Neftyanoe hozyastvo N° 3' 2018.
One of the most effective ways to increase oil production in case of low-permeable reservoirs is the method of hydraulic fracturing. Traditional way to give the required rheological properties to fracturing fluids is polymers application (guar derivatives, cellulose). One of the major drawbacks of such systems is the reduction of permeability due to contamination of the destruction products of polymers. Alternatively, eliminates this drawback can be used non-polimer systems based on viscoelastic surfactants.
The article considers the non-polymer reagent SURFOGEL D. It can be used in the composition of the fracturing fluid without use of polymers. Some breakers were investigated for each temperature. They can effectively manage the time of destruction gel. Solution of SURFOGEL D in fresh water provides desirable rheology, which is stable at various temperatures and shear rates. Advantage of this product is immediate recovery of viscosity characteristics after action of shear. Residual conductivity of proppant packaging in thr case of SURFOGEL D use exceeds in the average 2.7 times those measured using the standard process of fracturing fluid on guar basis.
Thus, the conducted laboratory studies have shown the application perspectives of the surfactant SURFOGEL D in the technology of hydraulic fracturing. The latter was also confirmed by the successful field trials at this reagent in West Siberia, when performing hydraulic fracturing about 17 tons of proppant were injected.
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