Methods for hydraulic fracturing and flowback fluid compositions suitable for such

    公开(公告)号:US11866645B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-09

    申请号:US17819772

    申请日:2022-08-15

    CPC classification number: C09K8/68 C09K8/604 C09K8/665 E21B43/26 C09K2208/10

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods of hydraulic fracturing that may include passing a fracturing fluid through a wellbore into a subterranean formation, wherein the fracturing fluid comprises a flowback enhancer composition in an amount of from 0.10 gallon per 1000 gallons of fluid (gpt) to 10 gpt based on the total volume of fracturing fluid, hydraulically fracturing the subterranean formation with the fracturing fluid, at least partially separating the fracturing fluid from the hydrocarbons to yield a recovered fracturing fluid. The flowback enhancer composition can include a solvent mixture comprising an aqueous solution, at least one unsaturated ester, and at least one alcohol; a surfactant mixture comprising at least one secondary alcohol ethoxylate and at least one castor oil ethoxylate; and one or more particles having a widest length of from 1 nanometer to 200 nanometers.

    Methods of making nanoparticle coated proppants and use thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11667832B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-06

    申请号:US17941261

    申请日:2022-09-09

    Abstract: Producing proppants with nanoparticle proppant coatings includes reacting nanoparticles with at least one of an alkoxysilane solution or a halosilane solution to form functionalized nanoparticles and coating proppant particles with unfunctionalized organic resin, a strengthening agent, and the functionalized nanoparticles to produce the nanoparticle coated proppant. The functionalized nanoparticles include nanoparticles having at least one attached omniphobic moiety including at least a fluoroalkyl-containing group including 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctylsilane. The strengthening agent comprises at least one of carbon nanotubes, silica, alumina, mica, nanoclay, graphene, boron nitride nanotubes, vanadium pentoxide, zinc oxide, calcium carbonate, or zirconium oxide. Additionally, increasing a rate of hydrocarbon production from a subsurface formation through the use of the nanoparticle coated proppant includes producing a first rate of production of hydrocarbons from the subsurface formation, introducing a hydraulic fracturing fluid into the subsurface formation, and increasing hydrocarbon production by producing a second rate of production of hydrocarbons.

    METHODS OF MAKING NANOPARTICLE COATED PROPPANTS AND USE THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20230074622A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-09

    申请号:US17941261

    申请日:2022-09-09

    Abstract: Producing proppants with nanoparticle proppant coatings includes reacting nanoparticles with at least one of an alkoxysilane solution or a halosilane solution to form functionalized nanoparticles and coating proppant particles with unfunctionalized organic resin, a strengthening agent, and the functionalized nanoparticles to produce the nanoparticle coated proppant. The functionalized nanoparticles include nanoparticles having at least one attached omniphobic moiety including at least a fluoroalkyl-containing group including 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctylsilane. The strengthening agent comprises at least one of carbon nanotubes, silica, alumina, mica, nanoclay, graphene, boron nitride nanotubes, vanadium pentoxide, zinc oxide, calcium carbonate, or zirconium oxide. Additionally, increasing a rate of hydrocarbon production from a subsurface formation through the use of the nanoparticle coated proppant includes producing a first rate of production of hydrocarbons from the subsurface formation, introducing a hydraulic fracturing fluid into the subsurface formation, and increasing hydrocarbon production by producing a second rate of production of hydrocarbons.

    Methods of dissolving gas hydrates
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    公开(公告)号:US11466195B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US17090142

    申请日:2020-11-05

    Abstract: A method of dissolving a gas hydrate in a pipeline includes introducing a gas hydrate dissolving solution into the pipeline and allowing the gas hydrate dissolving solution to at least partially dissolve the gas hydrate in the pipeline. The gas hydrate dissolving solution includes a glycol, dimethylformamide, or both, and has a boiling point of greater than 80° C. A method of dissolving a gas hydrate in a pipeline may also include introducing a gas hydrate dissolving solution into the pipeline and allowing the gas hydrate dissolving solution to at least partially dissolve the gas hydrate in the pipeline. The gas hydrate dissolving solution includes comprises a glycol, dimethylformamide, cesium formate, potassium formate, or combinations thereof, and has a flash point of greater than 50° C.

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