Demands for Friction Reducers are Changing Slickwater fracturing fluids are widely established as the “go-to” method for completing unconventional reservoirs. The focus has now turned to improving the efficiency of the process and reducing recovery costs. One component of the frac under increasing scrutiny is the friction reducer (FR) product. In the mission to improve […]
AquaBourne™: Review of the data What is AquaBourne AquaBourne is Innospec Oilfield Services’ answer to many operators’ problems. It’s an industry first water-based friction reducer (FR) which offers improved FR performance, compared with conventional dry options. Its standout benefits are its rapid hydration and aA little going a long way, making it cost-effective. How […]
Previous Friction Reducers options Friction reducers (FR) are commonly used in slick-water fracturing. The most common types of FR use water-soluble polymers, often containing a polymer called polyacrylamide (PAM), that reduces friction between fluids and wellbore surfaces. They work by creating a thin film on the pipe’s surface, which reduces the fluid’s contact area with […]
Why do friction reducers use polymers? Friction reducers (FR) work by dissipating eddies formed in turbulent flow near the casing wall, thereby minimizing friction. Operators and pressure pumping companies rely on FRs to enable using higher pump rates without compromising wellbore integrity during hydraulic fracturing operations. There are plenty of FR options on the market […]
Friction reducers help to achieve the pump rates necessary for proppant transport and to obtain suitable fracture geometries in stimulation applications. Recently, dry friction reducers have also increased performance and operational efficiencies at a lowercost. Innospec Oilfield Services has formulated a cost-effective, dry FR and coupled with its’ dry blend field unit, it also simplifies […]
Fresh Water and Brine Tolerant Friction Reducers Horizontal drilling and multiple-fracturing completion processes have allowed economical production from unconventional reservoirs such as coal beds and shales. The large volumes of water pumped and high rates required result in high friction pressures by turbulent fluid flow. Cationic or anionic friction reducers reduce turbulence and minimize friction […]
HiRate Plus™ Series Slickwater fracturing systems depend largely on high performance friction reducers (FR) to achieve the pump rates required for proppant transport and suitable fracture geometry. While simple to use onsite, traditional emulsion-based friction reducers have reached their limits in efficiency and affordability. To overcome these existing FR limits to provide a solution for […]
High Efficiency Friction Reducers Today’s high viscosity friction reducers (HEFRs) are intended to reduce friction in the wellbore during the drilling and stimulation processes in unconventional reservoirs such as shales and coal beds. But the large volumes of water pumped, and high pump rates required, often result in damaging high friction pressures caused by turbulent […]
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