Seawater-Based Fracturing Fluid: A Review

O Budiman, S Alajmei - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydraulic fracturing uses a large amount of fresh water for its operation; conventional wells
can consume up to 200 000 gallons of water, while unconventional wells could consume up …

[PDF][PDF] An Overview of How the Petrophysical Properties of Rock Influenced After Being Exposed to Cryogenic Fluid

U Alameedy, A Al-Behadili - Journal of Engineering, 2023 - iasj.net
Exposure to cryogenic liquids can significantly impact the petrophysical properties of rock,
affecting its density, porosity, permeability, and elastic properties. These effects can have …

Insights on potential formation damage mechanisms associated with the use of gel breakers in hydraulic fracturing

T Almubarak, JHC Ng, M AlKhaldi, S Panda… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hydraulic fracturing using water-soluble polymers has been extensively used to enhance
the productivity of oil and gas wells. However, the production enhancement can be …

Fracturing fluids and their application in the Republic of Croatia

N Gaurina-Međimurec, V Brkić, M Topolovec, P Mijić - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hydraulic fracturing operations are performed to enhance well performance and to achieve
economic success from improved production rates and the ultimate reserve recovery. To …

Plugging Efficiency in Fractured Carbonate Gas Reservoirs Using Fuzzy-Ball Fluids Combined with Solid Plugging Agents

F Zhu, L Zheng, Y Zhao, Q Chang, J Li, Q Zhang - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Loss encountered during workover operation is a common challenge in the development of
fractured carbonate gas reservoirs. Fuzzy-ball fluid, a non-solid phase plugging material …

Multiphase multicomponent numerical modeling for hydraulic fracturing with n-heptane for efficient stimulation in a tight gas reservoir of Germany

F Mehmood, MZ Hou, J Liao, M Haris, C Cao, J Luo - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Conventionally, high-pressure water-based fluids have been injected for hydraulic
stimulation of unconventional petroleum resources such as tight gas reservoirs. Apart from …

Surfactant and friction reducer interaction in high salinity slickwater fracturing

A Kotb, T Almubarak, HA Nasr-El-Din - SPE International Hydraulic …, 2022 - onepetro.org
Slickwater fracturing has been phenomenally successful in unconventional shale formations
due to their unique geomechanical properties. Nevertheless, these treatments consume …

Laboratory study of the influence of fluid rheology on the characteristics of created hydraulic fracture

A Shevtsova, S Stanchits, M Bobrova, E Filev… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last decade, the negative impact of hydraulic fracturing fluids on the reservoir
properties has been noted, which has led to the new trend of improving characteristics and …

Rheological optimization of CO2 foamed chelating stimulation fluids at high-pressure, high-temperature, and salinity

A BinGhanim, J Al-Darweesh, MS Aljawad… - International …, 2022 - onepetro.org
Foamed acidic fluids have been utilized in the industry for enhanced oil recovery and
fracturing applications due to their various advantages. Flowback enhancement, recovery of …

Insights into CO2 Foaming Behavior of Ethoxylated Amines

L Le, R Ramanathan, T Almubarak, HA Nasr-El-Din - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Switchable ethoxylated amine surfactants are readily soluble in CO2 and high-saline brines.
The objective of the current work is to maximize the foamability and stability of CO2 foam at …