Performance of EDAB-HCI Acid Blended System as Fracturing Fluids in Oil Fields

Due to the high price and formation damage of the guargum fracturing fluid, many oilfields are more and more interested in surfactant based fracturing fluids. The rheological properties of erucicamide dimethyl amidopropyl betaine （EDAB）-HC1 acid blended system and its suitability as fracturing fluid...

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Published in:中国化学工程学报：英文版 2014 (2), p.202-207
Main Author: 赵增迎 吕国诚 张以河 连胜江 田娜
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
压裂液
地层伤害
岩心流动实验
油田
流变性能
混合体系
混合系统
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Summary:Due to the high price and formation damage of the guargum fracturing fluid, many oilfields are more and more interested in surfactant based fracturing fluids. The rheological properties of erucicamide dimethyl amidopropyl betaine （EDAB）-HC1 acid blended system and its suitability as fracturing fluid were investigated in this work. The effects of pH, concentration of EDAB, and temperature on the rheological properties of the blended system were studied. The results show that addition of EDAB improved the viscosity of the system from less than 10 mPa. s to about 400 mPa. s, which could retard the acid-rock reaction to about one half at 60℃ and one quarter at 90℃ comparing to straight HC1 acid, suggesting that there is sufficient time for the blended fluid to react with formation rock when it is used as fracturing fluid in an oil field. Core flow tests demonstrated that the EDAB-acid blended fluid could divert itself from high permeability formation core to low permeability one, thus ensuring proper acid placement in the target reservoirs.
ISSN:1004-9541
2210-321X