Add value to any frac

摘要

A complete frac additive program reduces costs, lowers HSE risk, and maximizes production. A significant percentage of all oil and gas wells drilled worldwide undergo a hydraulic fracturing program to stimulate production. In North America, a majority of new wells are fractured, particularly in the shale gas plays. A variety of frac additive chemical service solutions are available to improve the performance of frac operations. Additives can deliver benefit during the frac job and during flowback and production operations, but not all frac additives are fully compatible with all formation chemistries, and incompatibilities between frac additive chemicals themselves have been known to cause significant problems. Any adverse reaction of fracturing fluid additives in-process or in the formation can negatively affect the economics of the frac job and post-frac production operations. A well-chosen frac additive program avoids such risks by considering the system as a whole as each challenge is addressed.