Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- SURFACTANT FUNDAMENTALS
- SURFACTANTS IN POROUS MEDIA
- OILWELL, NEAR-WELL, AND SURFACE OPERATIONS
- 8 The Use of Surfactants in Lightweight Drilling Fluids
- 9 Surfactant Use in Acid Stimulation
- 10 Surfactants in Athabasca Oil Sands Slurry Conditioning, Flotation Recovery, and Tailings Processes
- ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, AND SAFETY APPLICATIONS
- GLOSSARY AND INDEXES
- Author Index
- Affiliation Index
- Subject Index
9 - Surfactant Use in Acid Stimulation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 October 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- SURFACTANT FUNDAMENTALS
- SURFACTANTS IN POROUS MEDIA
- OILWELL, NEAR-WELL, AND SURFACE OPERATIONS
- 8 The Use of Surfactants in Lightweight Drilling Fluids
- 9 Surfactant Use in Acid Stimulation
- 10 Surfactants in Athabasca Oil Sands Slurry Conditioning, Flotation Recovery, and Tailings Processes
- ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, AND SAFETY APPLICATIONS
- GLOSSARY AND INDEXES
- Author Index
- Affiliation Index
- Subject Index
Summary
Acids are extensively used to enhance the performance of various types of wells. Several chemicals are added to the acid to minimize adverse effects of the acid and enhance the overall efficiency of the acidizing treatment. Surfactants are commonly included in the acid formulation to perform one or more important tasks. Surfactants encounter various chemical species that can affect their performance.
This chapter discusses several applications where surfactants can be used as anti-sludge agents, acid retarders, acid diverters and surface tension reducers. The chapter also highlights some chemical interactions, which may result in phase separation of nonionic surfactants, which are widely used in acid stimulation.
Introduction
Acidizing treatments are used to remove wellbore damage, enhance matrix permeability or both. The acid reacts with the rock matrix and, as a result, the permeability of the formation will increase. Reagents commonly used to stimulate carbonate reservoirs are hydrochloric (15 or 28 wt%), formic (9 wt%), and acetic (10 wt%) acids. Recently, Fredd and Fogler introduced ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) as an alternative fluid to acidize carbonate formations.
Acids commonly used in sandstone formations include hydrofluoricbased acids. Full strength mud acid (12 wt% HCl + 3 wt% HF) has been used to stimulate sandstone reservoirs for several decades. Because of the fast reaction of hydrofluoric acid with clay minerals, various retarded mud acids were introduced.
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- SurfactantsFundamentals and Applications in the Petroleum Industry, pp. 329 - 364Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2000
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