Cationic formation stabilizers compatible with anionic friction reducing polymers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11767458-B2
Application number	US-202217592713-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 4, 2022
Priority date	Jul 10, 2019
Publication date	Sep 26, 2023
Grant date	Sep 26, 2023

Abstract

A wellbore servicing fluid comprising (a) a cationic formation stabilizer having (i) a molecular weight in a range of from equal to or greater than 0.05 to equal to or less than 2.0 kiloDaltons (kDa), or (ii) cationic charge functional groups of greater than 2 to equal to or less than 5 cationic charges per molecule, or (iii) both (i) and (ii), (b) an anionic friction reducer, and (c) an aqueous fluid.

First claim

We claim:

1. A wellbore servicing fluid comprising:
(1) a cationic formation stabilizer wherein the cationic formation stabilizer comprises an oligomer and wherein the oligomer comprises one or more of functional groups selected from the group consisting of (a) 1°-alkylamines, 2°-alkylamines, 3°-alkylamines, quaternary alkylamines, 1°-vinylamines, 2°-vinylamines, 3°-vinylamines, quaternary vinylamines, 1°-arylamines, 2°-arylamines, 3°-arylamines, quaternary arylamines; (b) 1°-alkyl cyclic amines, 2°-alkyl cyclic amines, 3°-alkyl cyclic amines, quaternary alkyl cyclic amines, 1°-vinyl cyclic amines, 2°-vinyl cyclic amines, 3°-vinyl cyclic amines, quaternary vinyl cyclic amines, 1°-aryl cyclic amines, 2°-aryl cyclic amines, 3°-aryl cyclic amines, quaternary aryl cyclic amines; (c) 1°-alkyldiamines, 2°-alkyldiamines, 3°-alkyldiamines, quaternary alkyldiamines, 1°-vinyldiamines, 2°-vinyldiamines, 3°-vinyldiamines, quaternary vinyldiamines, 1°-aryldiamines, 2°-aryldiamines, 3°-aryldiamines, quaternary aryldiamines; (d) 1°-alkyltriamines, 2°-alkyltriamines, 3°-alkyltriamines, quaternary alkyltriamines, 1°-vinyltriamines, 2°-vinyltriamines, 3°-vinyltriamines, quaternary vinyltriamines, 1°-aryltriamines, 2°-aryltriamines, 3°-aryltriamines, quaternary aryltriamines; (e) 1°, 2°, 3°, or quaternary alkyl, vinyl, aryl, aminoalcohol moieties; 1°-alkyl aminoalcohol moieties, 2°-alkyl aminoalcohol moieties, 3°-alkyl aminoalcohol moieties, quaternary alkyl aminoalcohol moieties, 1°-vinyl aminoalcohol moieties, 2°-vinyl aminoalcohol moieties, 3°-vinyl aminoalcohol moieties, quaternary vinyl aminoalcohol moieties, 1°-aryl aminoalcohol moieties, 2°-aryl aminoalcohol moieties, 3°-aryl aminoalcohol moieties, quaternary aryl aminoalcohol moieties; (f) diol or glycerol alcohol moiety; (g) 1,2-propanediol-3-trialkyl ammonium salts; (h) aminoacid moiety; (i) 1°-alkyl aminoformamidine, 2°-alkyl aminoformamidine, 3°-alkyl aminoformamidine, quaternary alkyl aminoformamidine, 1°-vinyl aminoformamidine, 2°-vinyl aminoformamidine, 3°-vinyl aminoformamidine, quaternary vinyl aminoformamidine, 1°-aryl aminoformamidine, 2°-aryl aminoformamidine, 3°-aryl aminoformamidine, quaternary aryl aminoformamidine; (j) 1°-alkyl cyclic aminoformamidine, 2°-alkyl cyclic aminoformamidine, 3°-alkyl cyclic aminoformamidine, quaternary alkyl cyclic aminoformamidine, 1°-vinyl cyclic aminoformamidine, 2°-vinyl cyclic aminoformamidine, 3°-vinyl cyclic aminoformamidine, quaternary vinyl cyclic aminoformamidine, 1°-aryl cyclic aminoformamidine, 2°-aryl cyclic aminoformamidine, 3°-aryl cyclic aminoformamidine, quaternary aryl cyclic aminoformamidine; (k) 1°-alkyl pyridinylmethyl-aminoformamidine, 2°-alkyl pyridinylmethyl-aminoformamidine, 3°-alkyl pyridinylmethyl-aminoformamidine; quaternary alkyl pyridinylmethyl-aminoformamidine; 1°-vinyl pyridinylmethyl-aminoformamidine, 2°-vinyl pyridinylmethyl-aminoformamidine, 3°-vinyl pyridinylmethyl-aminoformamidine, quaternary vinyl pyridinylmethyl-aminoformamidine, 1°-aryl pyridinylmethyl-aminoformamidine, 2°-aryl pyridinylmethyl-aminoformamidine, 3°-aryl pyridinylmethyl-aminoformamidine, quaternary aryl pyridinylmethyl-aminoformamidine; (l) 1°-alkyl aceto-aminoformamidine, 2°-alkyl aceto-aminoformamidine, 3°-alkyl aceto-aminoformamidine, quaternary alkyl aceto-aminoformamidine, 1°-vinyl aceto-aminoformamidine, 2°-vinyl aceto-aminoformamidine, 3°-vinyl aceto-aminoformamidine, quaternary vinyl aceto-aminoformamidine, 1°-aryl aceto-aminoformamidine, 2°-aryl aceto-aminoformamidine, 3°-aryl aceto-aminoformamidine, quaternary aryl aceto-aminoformamidine; (m) bisquaternary amine; (n) betaine monohydrate; and (o) combinations thereof;
(2) an anionic friction reducer wherein the anionic friction reducer has a molecular weight in a range of equal to or greater than 5 MM Da to equal to or less than 25 MM Daltons (Da); and
(3) an aqueous fluid wherein the cationic formation stabilizer produces equal to or less than 0.5 mg/pore volume (PV) of fines as determined by measuring an amount of fine particulate particles emitted from a 1-inch inside diameter, 10-inch length sandpack column comprising 10% illite at a treatment flow rate ranging from 5 to 25 mL/min of the wellbore servicing fluid wherein a ratio of a molecular weight of the anionic friction reducer to a molecular weight of the cationic formation stabilizer is equal to or less than about 10000:1.

2. The wellbore servicing fluid of claim 1 , wherein the oligomer is composed of 2 to 20 monomeric units, wherein each monomeric unit ranges in weight from 0.01 kDa to 0.3 kDa.

3. The wellbore servicing fluid of claim 1 , wherein the anionic friction reducer has a molecular weight in a range of equal to or greater than 12 MM Da to equal to or less than 25 MM Daltons (Da).

4. The wellbore servicing fluid of claim 1 , wherein the anionic friction reducer comprises a naturally-occurring polymer, a derivative of a naturally-occurring polymer, a synthetic polymer or a combination thereof.

5. The wellbore servicing fluid of claim 1 , wherein the anionic friction reducer comprises polyacrylamide, polyacrylate, a copolymer of polyacrylamide and polyacrylate, a copolymer of polyacrylamide and 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPS), polyethylene oxide, polypropylene oxide, a copolymer of polyethylene and polypropylene oxide, polysaccharides, or a combination thereof.

6. The wellbore servicing fluid of claim 1 , wherein the anionic friction reducer is water-soluble.

7. The wellbore servicing fluid of claim 1 , wherein the anionic friction reducer is hydratable.

8. The wellbore servicing fluid of claim 1 , wherein the anionic friction reducer comprises one or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of (a) alkyl-, vinyl-, aryl-, amide; (b) dialkyl-, divinyl-, diaryl-, amide; (c) carboxylic acid; (d) carboxylic acid mono- or multi-valent metal salt; (e) carboxylic acid ammonium salt; (f) carboxylic acid alkyl-, vinyl-, aryl ammonium salt; (g) carboxylic acid oxyethyltrimethylammonium salt; (h) carboxy-1-propanesulfonic acid; (i) carboxy-1-proanesulfonic acid mono- and multivalent salts; (j) sulfopropyl salt; (k) amido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid; (1) Amido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid mono- or multi-valent metal salt; (m) amidopropyl timethylammonium salt; (n) carboxylic acid methyl(C1)-thru octydecyl(C18) ester; and (o) combinations thereof.

9. The wellbore servicing fluid of claim 1 , wherein the anionic friction reducer is present in an amount in a range of from about 0.001 weight percent to about 3 weight percent, based on a total weight of the wellbore servicing fluid.

10. The wellbore servicing fluid of claim 1 , wherein the aqueous fluid comprises freshwater, seawater, saltwater, brines or a combination thereof.

11. The wellbore servicing fluid of claim 1 , wherein the aqueous fluid is present in an amount of from about 1 wt. % to about 99.999 wt. %.

12. The wellbore servicing fluid of claim 1 , further comprising:
(d) a proppant; and
(e) a gelling agent, wherein the gelling agent has a molecular weight in a range of equal to or greater than 1.2 MM Da to equal to or less than 5 MM Daltons (Da).

13. The wellbore servicing fluid of claim 12 , wherein the gelling agent comprises a guar, hydroxypropyl guar (HPG), carboxymethyl guar (CMG), carboxymethyl hydroxyl propyl guar (CMHPG), hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), xanthan, pectins, diutans, or a combination thereof.

14. The wellbore servicing fluid of claim 12 , wherein the gelling agent is present in an amount in a range of from about 0.01 weight percent to about 3 weight percent, based on the to

Assignees

• Halliburton Energy Services Inc

Inventors

• Benoit Denise Nicole
• Holan Kristina Henkel
• Recio Iii Antonio

Classifications

• C09K8/24 Primary

  Polymers · CPC title

• C09K8/206

  Derivatives of other natural products, e.g. cellulose, starch, sugars · CPC title

• C09K8/04 Primary

  Aqueous well-drilling compositions · CPC title

• C09K8/035

  Organic additives · CPC title

• C09K8/68

  containing organic compounds · CPC title