Fracturing fluids based on viscoelastic surfactants

A fracturing fluid may include a first surfactant and a second surfactant. The first surfactant may have a structure represented by formula (I):wherein m is an integer ranging from 2 to 3, and n, o, and k are each, independently, integers ranging from 2 to 10. The second surfactant having a structur...

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Hauptverfasser: Alali, Eyad, Kalgaonkar, Rajendra Arunkumar, Mansha, Muhammad, Bataweel, Mohammed Abudullah, Ullah, Nisar
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Zusammenfassung:A fracturing fluid may include a first surfactant and a second surfactant. The first surfactant may have a structure represented by formula (I):wherein m is an integer ranging from 2 to 3, and n, o, and k are each, independently, integers ranging from 2 to 10. The second surfactant having a structure represented by Formula (II):wherein R2 is a C15-C27 hydrocarbon group or a C15-C29 substituted hydrocarbon group, R3 is a C1-C10 hydrocarbon group, and p and q are each, independently, an integer ranging from 1 to 4. Methods of treating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation include injecting the fracturing fluid in the hydrocarbon-bearing formation, the fracturing fluid being configured to transport a proppant in fractures of the hydrocarbon-bearing formation.