Abstract

A novel natural cellulose material (“biofibre”) suspension in water has potential both for enhanced oil recovery and proppant placement during fracturing in tight reservoirs. We analyse the different carrying mechanisms of biofibre against those of a cross-linked guar benchmark. Three viscosity determination methods have been applied that are relevant to the different applications. Non-Newtonian, shear-thinning effects with viscoelastic enhancement have been observed. These results are compared to the viscosity in a falling ball rheometer as well as in pressure-driven flow through capillaries and conduits. The results indicate that viscosity can be tuned to automatically adjust to the desired flow conditions in the reservoir to provide optimal behaviour for each application.

Details

Title
Biofibre viscosifiers for subsurface production
Author
Platenburg, Tobias 1 ; Golombok, Michael 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Brown, Stuart 2 ; Burns, Andrew 2 ; Burns, John 2 

1  TU Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; Shell Global Solutions Intl. B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands 
2  Pipeline Cleaning Solutions Ltd., Keith, UK 
Pages
319-328
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Mar 2019
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
21900558
e-ISSN
21900566
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-018-0484-x
ProQuest document ID
2048628626
Copyright
Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology is a copyright of Springer, (2018). All Rights Reserved., © 2018. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.