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Jia H, Zhang X, Wang Q, Xu M, Zhang L, Dai J, Wang Q, Fan F, Liu D, Wu H. Performance Evaluation and Formation Mechanism of Viscoelastic Surfactant Fracturing Fluids with Moderate Interfacial Activity Enhanced by Janus-SiO 2 Nanoparticles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:11448-11458. [PMID: 37535862 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
Abstract
Nanoparticles (NPs) exhibit great potential to improve various properties of viscoelastic surfactant (VES) fracturing fluids in the development of low-permeability reservoirs. In the present study, the amphiphilic Janus NPs (JANPs) were fabricated via the Pickering emulsion method and employed to construct the novel JA12C (JANPs with dodecyl hydrophobic carbon chains)-assisted VES fracturing fluid (JAVES). The successful fabrication of JANPs was confirmed via Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) measurements and water contact angle tests. The rheology behavior of the VES fracturing fluid incorporating various SiO2 NPs including hydrophilic SiO2 NPs (HLNPs), JA8C (JANPs with octyl hydrophobic carbon chains), and JA12C was systematically investigated. It was revealed that the additional JA12C significantly improved the tolerance and proppant suspension properties. To explore the subsequent oil recovery performance of various gel breaking liquids, the formation wettability and the oil-water interfacial tension (IFT) were studied after the evaluation of breaking properties and formation damage properties of various fracturing fluids. The results suggested that the JAVES gel breaking liquid showed remarkable wettability alternation capability and moderate oil-water IFT reduction ability, which can partially reduce the impact on reservoir permeability. Moreover, the formation mechanism of the JAVES was proposed by molecular dynamics simulations at the molecular level, which was further visually verified via the cryo-TEM images. The improved viscoelasticity of developed the JAVES with moderate interfacial activity is advantageous to enhance subsequent oil recovery.
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- Han Jia
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Oilfield Chemistry, School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
- Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development (China University of Petroleum (East China)), Qingdao 266580, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Oilfield Chemistry, School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
- Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development (China University of Petroleum (East China)), Qingdao 266580, China
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- Bohai Oilfield Research Institute, Tianjin Branch, CNOOC China Limited, Tianjin 300459, China
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- Technology Inspection Center, Shengli Oilfield Company, SINOPEC, Dongying 257000, China
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- Technology Inspection Center, Shengli Oilfield Company, SINOPEC, Dongying 257000, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Oilfield Chemistry, School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
- Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development (China University of Petroleum (East China)), Qingdao 266580, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Oilfield Chemistry, School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
- Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development (China University of Petroleum (East China)), Qingdao 266580, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Oilfield Chemistry, School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
- Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development (China University of Petroleum (East China)), Qingdao 266580, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Oilfield Chemistry, School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
- Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development (China University of Petroleum (East China)), Qingdao 266580, China
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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Shi F, Wu J, Li Z, Zhao B, Li J, Tang S, Tuo W. Performance Evaluation and Action Mechanism Analysis of a Controllable Release Nanocapsule Profile Control and Displacement Agent. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15030609. [PMID: 36771910 PMCID: PMC9921053 DOI: 10.3390/polym15030609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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With the acceleration in oilfield developments, reservoir advantage channels have been gradually developed. This has led to ineffective circulation in the oilfield injection system and a significant decrease in production. The profile control and displacement technology of low-permeability and heterogeneous reservoirs are in urgent need of updating. In this paper, an intelligent profile control and displacement agent is proposed. The controlled release mechanism and profile control and displacement mechanism is clarified by physical simulation experiments. The profile control agent is a nanocapsule with environmental response and controlled release. The structure of the capsule is a core-shell structure, which is composed of an amphiphilic copolymer AP-g-PNIPAAM and Janus functional particles. The surface chemical stability of the micro/nanocapsule is analyzed by a potentiometric method. The study shows that a temperature at 45 °C causes a potential change in the micro/nanocapsule, indicating that the micro/nanocapsule has a slow release at this temperature. When the temperature is in the range of 40 to 45 °C, the absorbance greatly increases; therefore, it is considered that the capsule wall LCST is about 45 °C. Heating causes the surface contraction of the capsule wall to intensify, the micropores in the capsule wall to increase, the release amount to increase and the release rate per unit time to increase. The release time increases proportionally with the increase in capsule wall thickness. When the release time is the same, an alkaline or acidic environment can improve the release rate of the nanocapsule. The effect of profile control and flooding is evaluated through different differential core models. The research shows that the controlled release micro/nanocapsule has a good environmental response and the internal components can be effectively controlled by adjusting the temperature or pH value. This research has shown that the nanocapsules have good application prospects in low-permeability heterogeneous reservoirs.
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- Fang Shi
- Key Laboratory for EOR Technology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, China
- Correspondence: (F.S.); (J.W.)
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- Key Laboratory for EOR Technology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, China
- Correspondence: (F.S.); (J.W.)
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- PetroChina Jilin Oilfield Co., Exploration and Development Research Institute of Jilin Oilfield Branch Songyuan, Songyuan 138000, China
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- Daqing Oil Field Co., Ltd., No. 6 Oil Production Plant, Daqing 163000, China
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- PetroChina Tarim Oilfield Company, Korla 841000, China
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- PetroChina Tarim Oilfield Company, Korla 841000, China
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- PetroChina Tarim Oilfield Company, Korla 841000, China
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Jia H, Dai J, Miao L, Wei X, Tang H, Huang P, Jia H, He J, Lv K, Liu D. Potential application of novel amphiphilic Janus-SiO2 nanoparticles stabilized O/W/O emulsion for enhanced oil recovery. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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