Synergy between different sulfobetaine-type zwitterionic Gemini surfactants: Surface tension and rheological properties

Zhang, Yang; Mao, Jincheng; Zhao, Jinzhou; Liao, Zhengjie; Xu, Tao; Mao, Jinhua; Sun, Hailin; Luo, Zheng; Ni, Yonghao

doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2020.115141

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“…The zwitterionic surfactants contain at least one positive charge (usually ammonium salt or quaternary ammonium salt) and one negative charge (such as carboxylate, sulfonate, or sulfate) . Under normal conditions, the two charges of zwitterionic surfactant neutralize each other internally, making it similar to an uncharged system in pure water. , It is called an amino acid zwitterionic surfactant if the cation part is an ammonium salt, while it is called a betaine zwitterionic surfactant if the cation part is a quaternary ammonium salt . At present, sulfobetaine and carboxybetaine are mainly used, such as octadecyldimethylbetaine (C 18 DMB), 3-( N -nonadecanamidopropyl- N , N -dimethylammonium)propanesulfonate, oleyl amidopropyl betaine (OAPB), , erucyl dimethyl amidopropyl betaine (EDAB), , erucyldimethyl amidopropyl amine oxide (EMAO), oleamidopropyl dimethylamine oxide (OAOS), oleylamine propyl betaine (OPB), etc.…”

Section: High-temperature-resistant Ves Fracturing Fluidsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In almost all pH ranges, the sulfobetaine-type zwitterionic surfactants do not accept or release protons . Because of the connection between the carbon atom and the sulfur atom on the sulfonic acid group, , the sulfobetaine zwitterionic surfactants are more resistant to the high-salt environment. , For example, EDAS can self-assemble into WLMs, and salinity has little effect on the EDAS solution …”

Section: High-temperature-resistant Ves Fracturing Fluidsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Two or more identical or different thickener materials (biopolymer/surfactant, − synthetic polymer/surfactant, ,,, surfactant/surfactant, ,− etc.) are mixed according to a certain proportion.…”

Section: High-temperature-resistant Ves Fracturing Fluidsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The VES fluid systems with strong viscoelasticity are expected to be obtained by adding cosurfactants containing the appropriate alkyl chain length and rigid groups to the main surfactants, to adjust the average headgroup area a 0 of the aggregate surfaces, ,, as shown in Figure . The application possibility of various surfactant blends, such as anionic/cationic surfactants, ,, anionic/anionic surfactants, nonionic/anionic surfaces, cationic/zwitterionic surfactants, , anionic/zwitterionic surfactants, and zwitterionic/zwitterionic surfactants, ,, for fracturing fluid thickeners has been promulgated in many pieces of literature. The zwitterionic surfactants, as shown in Table , have good compatibility with any other surfactants or polymers; therefore, the zwitterionic surfactants are often added to the blended systems.…”

Section: High-temperature-resistant Ves Fracturing Fluidsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Review on High-Temperature-Resistant Viscoelastic Surfactant Fracturing Fluids: State-of-the-Art and Perspectives

Liu

et al. 2023

Energy Fuels

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A viscoelastic surfactant (VES) fluid is an important part of a water-based fracturing fluid. As oil and gas exploration expands into deep, high-temperature, low-permeability reservoirs, the conventional VES fracturing fluid has shown great limitations. The high-temperature-resistance mechanisms of the high-temperature-resistant VES fracturing fluids in publicly available literature were analyzed from five aspects: single-chain surfactant system, oligomeric surfactant system, counterion effect, blended surfactant system, and nano-enhanced VES system. The friction-reduction performance, sand-carrying performance, gel-breaking performance, and core-damage performance of these systems were summarized. The results show that oligomeric surfactants with a monounsaturated hydrophobic long chain (>C21) are most likely to be used for VES fracturing fluids in high-temperature reservoirs, but the loading of the surfactants is still relatively high (3–5 wt %). By reducing the repulsion among polar headgroups to effectively decrease the area of head groups, or/and penetrating into the nonpolar cores based on hydrophobic interaction to increase the average hydrophobic volume of hydrophobic tails, counterions affect the performance of VESs. The aromatic counterion salts are preferred choices for improving the temperature resistance, friction reduction, and suspended sand performance of VES fluids. The blended surfactant/synthetic polymer systems based on noncovalent interaction improve the temperature resistance of VES fluids and reduce the loading of the surfactants to a certain extent. Based on the “pseudo-cross-linking” of nanomaterials and wormlike micelles, a very small amount of nanomaterials can improve the temperature resistance of VES fluids and reduce the loading of the surfactants. The most essential and effective method to improve the temperature resistance of VES fluids for fracturing is the molecular structure design based on the packing parameter theory. However, the synthesis process or route still needs further optimization to reduce production costs. In addition, given the excellent performance of VES fluids enhanced by nanomaterials, further research should be conducted on the influence mechanism of nanomaterial type and geometric features on the performance of VESs, as well as the potential harmfulness of nanomaterials, to promote the field-scale application of nano-enhanced VES fluids.

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Section: High-temperature-resistant Ves Fracturing Fluidsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: High-temperature-resistant Ves Fracturing Fluidsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: High-temperature-resistant Ves Fracturing Fluidsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: High-temperature-resistant Ves Fracturing Fluidsmentioning

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Review on High-Temperature-Resistant Viscoelastic Surfactant Fracturing Fluids: State-of-the-Art and Perspectives

Liu

et al. 2023

Energy Fuels

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“…Very recently, the mixing of two different long-chain (C22) sulfobetaine zwitterionic gemini surfactants, EDABS (based on erucyl dimethyl amidopropyl benzenesulfonic acid) and EDAES (based on erucyl dimethyl amidopropylethanesulfonic acid), which differ only slightly by the presence of a benzene ring in the polar head, was proposed to obtain a combination of viscoelasticity, good shear, and temperature and salt tolerance [ 89 ].…”

Section: Mixturesmentioning

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Novel Trends in the Development of Surfactant-Based Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids: A Review

Shibaev

Осипцов

Philippova

2021

Gels

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Viscoelastic surfactants (VES) are amphiphilic molecules which self-assemble into long polymer-like aggregates—wormlike micelles. Such micellar chains form an entangled network, imparting high viscosity and viscoelasticity to aqueous solutions. VES are currently attracting great attention as the main components of clean hydraulic fracturing fluids used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Fracturing fluids consist of proppant particles suspended in a viscoelastic medium. They are pumped into a wellbore under high pressure to create fractures, through which the oil can flow into the well. Polymer gels have been used most often for fracturing operations; however, VES solutions are advantageous as they usually require no breakers other than reservoir hydrocarbons to be cleaned from the well. Many attempts have recently been made to improve the viscoelastic properties, temperature, and salt resistance of VES fluids to make them a cost-effective alternative to polymer gels. This review aims at describing the novel concepts and advancements in the fundamental science of VES-based fracturing fluids reported in the last few years, which have not yet been widely industrially implemented, but are significant for prospective future applications. Recent achievements, reviewed in this paper, include the use of oligomeric surfactants, surfactant mixtures, hybrid nanoparticle/VES, or polymer/VES fluids. The advantages and limitations of the different VES fluids are discussed. The fundamental reasons for the different ways of improvement of VES performance for fracturing are described.

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A comprehensive review of beneficial applications of viscoelastic surfactants in wellbore hydraulic fracturing fluids

Davoodi

Al-Shargabi

Wood

et al. 2023

Fuel

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Synergy between different sulfobetaine-type zwitterionic Gemini surfactants: Surface tension and rheological properties

Cited by 16 publications

References 32 publications

Review on High-Temperature-Resistant Viscoelastic Surfactant Fracturing Fluids: State-of-the-Art and Perspectives

Review on High-Temperature-Resistant Viscoelastic Surfactant Fracturing Fluids: State-of-the-Art and Perspectives

Novel Trends in the Development of Surfactant-Based Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids: A Review

A comprehensive review of beneficial applications of viscoelastic surfactants in wellbore hydraulic fracturing fluids

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