LAPSE:2024.0887
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LAPSE:2024.0887
Synergistic Effect of Carbon Nanotubes, Zinc, and Copper Oxides on Rheological Properties of Fracturing Fluid: A Comparative Study
Fatma Yehia, Walaa Gado, Abdalrahman G. Al-Gamal, Nishu, Chao Yang, Lihua Liu, Khalid I. Kabel
June 7, 2024
Nanomaterials play a beneficial role in enhancing the rheological behavior of fracturing (frac) fluid by reacting with intermolecular structures. The inclusion of these materials into the fluid improves its stability, increases the viscosity of polymers, and enhances its resistance to high temperature and pressure. In this investigation, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs), nano-zinc oxides (N-ZnO), and nano-copper oxides (N-CuO) have been utilized to ameliorate the rheological properties of water-based fracturing fluid. Different concentrations of these aforementioned nanomaterials were prepared to determine their effects on the rheological behavior of the fluid. The results revealed that the size of nanoparticles ranged from 10 to 500 nm, 300 nm, and 295 nm for CNTs, N-ZnO, and N-CuO, respectively. Moreover, employing CNTs exhibited a resistance of 550 cp at 25 °C and reached 360 cp at 50 °C with a CNT concentration of 0.5 g/L. In contrast, N-CuO and N-ZnO showed a resistance of 206 cp at 25 °C and significantly decreased to 17 cp and 16 cp with higher concentrations of 10 g/L and 1 g/L, respectively. Based on these findings, this study recommends utilizing CNTs to enhance fracking fluid’s chemical and physical properties, which need to be highly viscous and stable under reservoir conditions.
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CNTs, frac fluid, hydraulic fracturing, N-Cuo, N-ZnO, rheology
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Yehia F, Gado W, Al-Gamal AG, Nishu, Yang C, Liu L, Kabel KI. Synergistic Effect of Carbon Nanotubes, Zinc, and Copper Oxides on Rheological Properties of Fracturing Fluid: A Comparative Study. (2024). LAPSE:2024.0887
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Yehia F: School of Energy Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei 230026, China; Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China [ORCID]
Gado W: Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Nasr City, Cairo 11765, Egypt
Al-Gamal AG: Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Nasr City, Cairo 11765, Egypt
Nishu: Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
Yang C: Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
Liu L: Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China [ORCID]
Kabel KI: Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Nasr City, Cairo 11765, Egypt [ORCID]
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Processes
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12
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3
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611
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2024
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2024-03-19
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2227-9717
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