[HTML][HTML] A critical review of self-diverting acid treatments applied to carbonate oil and gas reservoirs

M Al-Shargabi, S Davoodi, DA Wood, M Ali… - Petroleum Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbonate reservoirs generally achieved relatively low primary resource recovery rates. It is
therefore often necessary to clean those reservoirs up and/or stimulate them post drilling …

Review on high-temperature-resistant viscoelastic surfactant fracturing fluids: state-of-the-art and perspectives

J Liu, P Liu, J Du, Q Wang, X Chen, L Zhao - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

A Review of Advanced Molecular Engineering Approaches to Enhance the Thermostability of Enzyme Breakers: From Prospective of Upstream Oil and Gas Industry

M Naeem, AB Khalil, Z Tariq, M Mahmoud - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
During the fracture stimulation of oil and gas wells, fracturing fluids are used to create
fractures and transport the proppant into the fractured reservoirs. The fracturing fluid …

Performance evaluation of enzyme breaker for fracturing applications under simulated reservoir conditions

Y Meng, F Zhao, X Jin, Y Feng, G Sun, J Lin, B Jia, P Li - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fracturing fluids are being increasingly used for viscosity development and proppant
transport during hydraulic fracturing operations. Furthermore, the breaker is an important …

Development of a Novel Surfactant-Based Viscoelastic Fluid System as an Alternative Nonpolymeric Fracturing Fluid and Comparative Analysis with Traditional Guar …

MC Patel, MA Ayoub, MB Idress, A Sircar - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Surfactant-based viscoelastic (SBVE) fluids have recently gained interest from many oil
industry researchers due to their polymer-like viscoelastic behaviour and ability to mitigate …

Review on Enhancing Rheological Characteristics of Viscoelastic Surfactant Fracturing Fluids by Nanoparticles: Advances, Challenges, and Perspectives

S Mohammadi, H Afifi, F Mahmoudi Alemi - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
In the past decade, there has been significant attention given to the use of viscoelastic
surfactants (VESs) as fracturing fluids in the stimulation of oil and gas reservoirs. One key …

Residual Damage, Its Consequences, and Remedial Measures on Post Hydrofrac Well Productivity: Learnt Lessons

B Ghosh, M Abdelrahim, H Belhaj - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydraulic fracturing or hydro-frac fluids can impede well production due to the damage
caused to the reservoir formation and fracture face, generated from adverse interactions with …

Synthesis of a preformed hydrogel based on polyacrylamide and related gel-breakers with potential application for conformance control

AB Kaio, FO Priscila, TB Beatriz, RE Claudia - Iranian Polymer Journal, 2024 - Springer
In oil recovery processes, fluids injected to increase oil production may find preferential
paths or fractured rocks that offer less resistance to passage through the reservoir, leaving …

Specific-Ion Effects Unveil a Route for Modulating Oxidatively Triggered Acid Systems for Reservoir Applications

AJ Cairns, KL Hull, SM Althaus - Inorganic Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
On-demand in situ preparation of industrially relevant organic acids, namely,
methanesulfonic acid, triflic acid, and trifluoroacetic acid, is demonstrated in this study …

Development of Viscoelastic Surfactant-Based Self-diverting Acid System to Stimulate Oil Production in Carbonate Reservoirs

M Ali, KV Viktorivich, SP Vitalievich… - … Field Exploration and …, 2022 - Springer
Recently, viscoelastic surfactant-based acid (VES) solutions as chemical diverters are
becoming more common to stimulate acidizing treatments in carbonate formations. Due to …