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Fracturing Fluid (Guar Polymer Gel) Degradation Study by using Oxidative and Enzyme Breaker
Aung Kyaw, Bibi Syabila Binti Nor Azahar and Saleem Qadir Tunio
Corresponding Author: Aung Kyaw
Submitted: October 31, 2011
Accepted: December 09, 2011
Published: June 15, 2012 |
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Oxidative and enzyme breakers are used in this research project with the main objective to study on
the degradation pattern of fracturing fluid (i.e., guar polymer gel) as a function of time, temperature and breaker
concentration itself. The fracturing fluid used in hydraulic fracturing or frac pack contain a chemical breakers
to reduce the viscosity of the fluid intermingled with the proppant. Chemical breakers reduce viscosity of the
guar polymer by cleaving the polymer into small-molecular-weight fragments. The reduction of viscosity will
facilitate the flow-back of residual polymer providing rapid recovery of polymer from proppant pack.
Ineffective breakers or misapplication of breakers can result in screen-outs or flow-back of viscous fluids both
of which can significantly decrease the well productivity. Breaker activity of low to medium temperature range
oxidative and enzyme breaker systems was evaluated. ViCon NF an oxidative breaker (Halliburton product)
and GBW 12- CD an enzyme breaker (BJ Services product) were used in this research project with the main
objective to study on the degradation pattern of fracturing fluid (guar polymer gel) as a function of (time,
temperature and breaker concentration itself). This study provides focuses on the way to mix the fracturing
fluid, compositions of the fracturing fluid and how to conduct the crosslink and break test. Crosslink test
indicate the optimum cross-linker concentration to produce good crosslink gel and the break test gave the
characteristic of the gel during degradation process and also the break time. Besides relying on the laboratory
experiment, information obtained from research on SPE and US Pattern papers were used to make a comparison
study on oxidative and enzyme breakers properties. Degradation pattern observed from the break test showed
that reduction in gel viscosity depends on time, temperature and breaker concentration. Observations from
experiment also revealed that small concentration of enzyme breakers provides rapid break compared to
oxidative breakers.
Key words: Degradation, enzyme breaker, fracturing fluid, guar polymer gel, oxidative, ,
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Aung Kyaw, Bibi Syabila Binti Nor Azahar and Saleem Qadir Tunio, . Fracturing Fluid (Guar Polymer Gel) Degradation Study by using Oxidative and Enzyme Breaker. Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, (12): 1667-1671.
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