Nanoparticle Associated Surfactant Micellar Fluids

Maxey, Jason; Crews, James B.; Huang, Tao; Co, Albert; Leal, Gary L.; Colby, Ralph H.; Giacomin, A. Jeffrey

doi:10.1063/1.2964872

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“…45 High fluid leakoff volumes due to the absence of wall-building, high cost, and undesirable viscosity reduction at high temperature have been reported as the main shortcomings of the VES systems. [46][47][48] Nanoparticle-modified VES systems were reported by Maxey et al 47 to be stable at high temperature, showing better elastic behavior, with pseudo-filtercakes generated during fluid loss. Addition of inorganic crystal nanoparticles resulted in micellemicelle associations and strengthening of elongated micelle structures for an amine oxide surfactant.…”

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“…As a result, no additional breaker is required for these systems . High fluid leakoff volumes due to the absence of wall‐building, high cost, and undesirable viscosity reduction at high temperature have been reported as the main shortcomings of the VES systems …”

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“…Nanoparticle‐modified VES systems were reported by Maxey et al to be stable at high temperature, showing better elastic behavior, with pseudo‐filtercakes generated during fluid loss. Addition of inorganic crystal nanoparticles resulted in micelle–micelle associations and strengthening of elongated micelle structures for an amine oxide surfactant.…”

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A review of fracturing fluid systems used for hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells

Barati

Liang

2014

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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Hydraulic fracturing has been used by the oil and gas industry as a way to boost hydrocarbon production since 1947. Recent advances in fracturing technologies, such as multistage fracturing in horizontal wells, are responsible for the latest hydrocarbon production boom in the US. Linear or crosslinked guars are the most commonly used fluids in traditional fracturing operations. The main functions of these fluids are to open/propagate the fractures and transport proppants into the fractures. Proppants are usually applied to form a thin layer between fracture faces to prop the fractures open at the end of the fracturing process. Chemical breakers are used to break the polymers at the end of the fracturing process so as to provide highly conductive fractures. Concerns over fracture conductivity damage by viscous fluids in ultra-tight formations found in unconventional reservoirs prompted the industry to develop an alternative fracturing fluid called "slickwater". It consists mainly of water with a very low concentration of linear polymer. The low concentration polymer serves primarily to reduce the friction loss along the flow lines. Proppant-carrying capability of this type of fluids is still a subject of debate among industry experts. Constraints on local water availability and the potential for damage to formations have led the industry to develop other types of fracturing fluids such as viscoelastic surfactants and energized fluids. This article reviews both the traditional viscous fluids used in conventional hydraulic fracturing operations as well as the new family of fluids being developed for both traditional and unconventional reservoirs.

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A review of fracturing fluid systems used for hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells

Barati

Liang

2014

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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341

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“…Viscoelastic surfactant (VES) fluids, generally formed by wormlike micelles, have been utilized as completion or stimulation agents in the oil and gas industry (Jeffrey Giacomin et al, 2008). Durga P. Acharya discussed the formation of wormlike micelles and the evolution of rheological properties in different mixed surfactant systems (Zhang, et al, 2018;Chu, et al, 2010).…”

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Study of Rheological Property and Flow Behavior for Nanoparticles Enhanced VES System in Porous Media

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Wang²,

Gao³

et al. 2021

Front. Energy Res.

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In this paper, a composite sample (VES and SiO2 nanoparticle) was used to overcome the deficiencies of polymer. The rheological character of the VES/nanoparticles hybrid and flow behavior in porous media were examined. It was found that SiO2 nanoparticles exhibited viscosifying action and improved the oil tolerance. In addition, the VES solution without nanoparticles showed a lower capacity to recover oil, which might be attributed to the fact that wormlike micelles would be destroyed in crude oil. On the contrary, an enhanced oil recovery of 9.68% was achieved in the composited experiment for the VES sample with nanoparticles which is relatively stable with oil.

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“…In comparison with crosslinked polymer fluid, VES fracturing fluid has less formation damage as it composed of small molecules. However, VES fluids have high fluid leakoff volumes due to the absence of wallbuilding, and undesirable viscosity reduction at high temperature for some fluid systems (Maxey et al, 2008;Al-Ghazal et al, 2013). Nanoparticles were used for maintaining viscosity of amine oxide based VES at high temperatures and controlling the fluid loss of VES fluid without generating formation damage (Wu et al, 2013;Huang et al, 2008;Crews et al, 2008;2012;Luo et al, 2008).…”

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Advances of Nanotechnologies in Oil and Gas Industries

Yang¹,

et al. 2015

Energy Exploration & Exploitation

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Many functional materials have been used in oil and gas industries. Special materials were needed for to withstand the high temperature and pressure harsh environment of oil and gas reservoir. Nanotechnologies have the potential to introduce revolutionary changes of materials used in the areas of the oil and gas industries. This paper gives an overview of the nanotechnology application for enhanced oil recovery, fracturing fluids, flow assurance, drilling, completion and specialty composite in the oil and gas industry in the last few years. Applications of nano-materials, in the form of solid composites and functional nanoparticle-fluid in these areas are reviewed. The future challenges of nanotech-based solutions for the petroleum industry are also discussed.

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Nanoparticle Associated Surfactant Micellar Fluids

Cited by 7 publications

References 10 publications

A review of fracturing fluid systems used for hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells

A review of fracturing fluid systems used for hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells

Study of Rheological Property and Flow Behavior for Nanoparticles Enhanced VES System in Porous Media

Advances of Nanotechnologies in Oil and Gas Industries

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