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Compatibility of produced water with high viscosity friction reducers as fracturing fluid in Roseneath Shale, Cooper Basin, South Australia
Chaudhry W.a, Rachmat S.a
a Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624529070653{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner layout=”boxed”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1624695412187{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #dddddd !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Abstract” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]© IGS 2020.All right reserved.An optimum hydraulic fracturing treatment design is critical to achieve a successful well stimulation operation due to technical and economical limitations of hydraulic fracturing operations in unconventional reservoirs. Well stimulations methods through the conjunction of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling have enhanced hydrocarbon production in unconventional reservoirs making shale oil and gas production technically and economically possible. The primary function of a fracturing treatment is to increase reservoir contact area by inducing long fracture half-length and higher fractured propped area with greater fluid volume injection and better transportation of proppants. The success of a fracture treatment depends greatly on selecting a suitable fracturing fluid that has capability to create long fracture half-length and carry the proppants deep enough into the fractures. In oil and gas industry, high viscosity friction reducers (HVFRs) have recently been successfully applied across all leading shale plays in North America including Bakken, Permian, and Eagle Ford. This study is aimed at examining the influence of application of HVFRs on effective fracture half-length compared to a traditional linear gel. The results of the study were examined to determine how HVFRs can be an effective fracture fluid system in shale reservoirs. The results show that using produced water with HVFRs can lead to improved proppant transport and higher fracture-half-length compared to conventional linear gel fluids. Compared to the traditional hydraulic fracturing fluids, the study shows the many potential advantages that HVFRs offers including greater proppant transport ability, larger fractured propped area, chemical cost reduction and the ability to reduce operation equipment on site. Reusing produced water can be an intelligent decision to lessen environmental footprint and decrease operational expenses. The conclusions from this research can be applied to other unconventional shale plays, such as Eagle Ford and Permian Basin for optimization ideas.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Author keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Cooper basin , South Australia,Environmental footprints,Hydraulic fracturing treatments,Hydrocarbon production,Oil and gas production,Proppant-transport ability,Stimulation operations,Unconventional reservoirs[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Indexed keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Fracture half-length,HVFRs,Hydraulic fracturing fluids,Proppant transport[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Funding details” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]The authors would like to acknowledge the Department of Energy and Mining, Government of South Australia for their research data support of this work. We would also like to thank NSI technologies for their software support.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”DOI” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Widget Plumx[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]