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Chelating Agents Usage in Optimization of Fracturing Fluid Rheology Prepared from Seawater
Hydraulic fracturing consumes massive volumes of freshwater that is usually scarce and costly. Such operation is not sustainable, and hence seawater could be used as an alternative. Nevertheless, seawater has high total dissolved solids (TDS), affecting the fracturing fluid rheology and providing a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8271447/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34199104 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13132111 |
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author | Othman, Amro Aljawad, Murtada Saleh Mahmoud, Mohamed Kamal, Muhammad Shahzad Patil, Shirish Bataweel, Mohammed |
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description | Hydraulic fracturing consumes massive volumes of freshwater that is usually scarce and costly. Such operation is not sustainable, and hence seawater could be used as an alternative. Nevertheless, seawater has high total dissolved solids (TDS), affecting the fracturing fluid rheology and providing a damage potential to the subterranean hydrocarbon reservoirs. Resolving these issues requires fracturing fluid systems with many additives, which results in an expensive and non-eco-friendly system. This study proposes eco-friendly and biodegradable chelating agents that could replace many additives such as scale inhibitors and crosslinkers. The study aims to optimize the rheology of seawater fracturing fluids using a chelating agent and polymer. By optimizing N,N-Dicarboxymethyl glutamic acid (GLDA) conditions, high viscosity was achieved using a standard industry rheometer. The GLDA was mixed with carboxymethyl hydroxypropyl guar (CMHPG) polymer and tested in both deionized water (DW) and seawater (SW). The polymer was examined first, where the rheology did not show a time-dependent behavior. The polymer in SW showed a slightly higher viscosity than in DW. The GLDA and CMHPG were tested at different temperatures, pH, and concentrations. These sets showed a time-dependent viscosity behavior, which can be utilized in various fracturing steps. Results showed that the solution pH and GLDA concentration significantly impacted the fluid viscosity magnitude and behavior. The developed formulation is shear thinning, where the viscosity declines as the shear rate increases. The temperature negatively impacted the viscosity and caused the formulation to break. The study provided an understanding of how to optimize the rheology of SW fracturing fluid based on GLDA chelating and CMHPG polymer. |
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spelling | pubmed-82714472021-07-11 Chelating Agents Usage in Optimization of Fracturing Fluid Rheology Prepared from Seawater Othman, Amro Aljawad, Murtada Saleh Mahmoud, Mohamed Kamal, Muhammad Shahzad Patil, Shirish Bataweel, Mohammed Polymers (Basel) Article Hydraulic fracturing consumes massive volumes of freshwater that is usually scarce and costly. Such operation is not sustainable, and hence seawater could be used as an alternative. Nevertheless, seawater has high total dissolved solids (TDS), affecting the fracturing fluid rheology and providing a damage potential to the subterranean hydrocarbon reservoirs. Resolving these issues requires fracturing fluid systems with many additives, which results in an expensive and non-eco-friendly system. This study proposes eco-friendly and biodegradable chelating agents that could replace many additives such as scale inhibitors and crosslinkers. The study aims to optimize the rheology of seawater fracturing fluids using a chelating agent and polymer. By optimizing N,N-Dicarboxymethyl glutamic acid (GLDA) conditions, high viscosity was achieved using a standard industry rheometer. The GLDA was mixed with carboxymethyl hydroxypropyl guar (CMHPG) polymer and tested in both deionized water (DW) and seawater (SW). The polymer was examined first, where the rheology did not show a time-dependent behavior. The polymer in SW showed a slightly higher viscosity than in DW. The GLDA and CMHPG were tested at different temperatures, pH, and concentrations. These sets showed a time-dependent viscosity behavior, which can be utilized in various fracturing steps. Results showed that the solution pH and GLDA concentration significantly impacted the fluid viscosity magnitude and behavior. The developed formulation is shear thinning, where the viscosity declines as the shear rate increases. The temperature negatively impacted the viscosity and caused the formulation to break. The study provided an understanding of how to optimize the rheology of SW fracturing fluid based on GLDA chelating and CMHPG polymer. MDPI 2021-06-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8271447/ /pubmed/34199104 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13132111 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Othman, Amro Aljawad, Murtada Saleh Mahmoud, Mohamed Kamal, Muhammad Shahzad Patil, Shirish Bataweel, Mohammed Chelating Agents Usage in Optimization of Fracturing Fluid Rheology Prepared from Seawater |
title | Chelating Agents Usage in Optimization of Fracturing Fluid Rheology Prepared from Seawater |
title_full | Chelating Agents Usage in Optimization of Fracturing Fluid Rheology Prepared from Seawater |
title_fullStr | Chelating Agents Usage in Optimization of Fracturing Fluid Rheology Prepared from Seawater |
title_full_unstemmed | Chelating Agents Usage in Optimization of Fracturing Fluid Rheology Prepared from Seawater |
title_short | Chelating Agents Usage in Optimization of Fracturing Fluid Rheology Prepared from Seawater |
title_sort | chelating agents usage in optimization of fracturing fluid rheology prepared from seawater |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8271447/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34199104 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13132111 |
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