Optimizing Composition of Fracturing Fluids for Energy Storage Hydraulic Fracturing Operations in Tight Oil Reservoirs

Guanzheng Qu, Jian Su, Ming Zhao, Xingjia Bai, Chuanjin Yao and Jiao Peng
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Guanzheng Qu: College of Petroleum Engineering, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, China
Jian Su: Drilling and Production Technology Research Institute, Liaohe Oilfield, CNPC, Panjin 124000, China
Ming Zhao: No.11 Oil Production Plant, Petro–China Changqing Oilfield Company Ltd., Xi’an 745400, China
Xingjia Bai: No.4 Gas Production Plant, Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Oil and Gas Exploration Company, Yan’an 716000, China
Chuanjin Yao: Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development, China University of Petroleum (East China), Ministry of Education, Qingdao 266580, China
Jiao Peng: School of Aeronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 12, 1-17

Abstract: Energy storage fracturing technology is a technical means by which oil displacement fluid is injected into the reservoir before the traditional hydraulic fracturing and subsequent implement fracturing. It provides a good solution for developing tight oil reservoirs. The efficiency of this technology significantly depends on the injection performance of the fracturing fluid, and the ability of its liquid phase to penetrate the formation. According to the needs of energy storage fracturing, four surfactants were selected. Then, based on the performance evaluation of the four surfactants, the compositions of two surfactant systems were determined. The performance of slickwater fracturing fluids for energy storage hydraulic fracturing was evaluated. The mechanism of tight oil displacement in energy storage hydraulic fracturing was analyzed. The results showed that the compositions of oil–displacement agents 1 and 2 for energy storage fracturing were successfully acquired. The performance of oil–displacement agent 2 was slightly better than that of oil–displacement agent 1 at a concentration of 0.25 wt%. The defined composition of the fracturing fluid met requirements for energy storage hydraulic fracturing. It was demonstrated that the tight oil in small pores was effectively substituted by the fracturing fluid, and subsequently aggregated in the large pores. The tight oil displacement ratio increased with an increase in temperature, and the difference among the tight oil displacement ratios of tight sandstone cores increased with increases in their permeability differences.

Keywords: energy storage hydraulic fracturing; fracturing fluid; tight oil reservoir (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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