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US 2013/0153234 A1Published application
Slickwater fracturing fluid
AssigneeCalfrac Well Services Ltd.
InventorsDwight Bobier, Ronald Pierce
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Abstract
Described is a slickwater fracturing fluid containing base water having up to 300,000 ppm total dissolved solids; a viscosifier; a scale inhibitor; and a surfactant composition. The surfactant composition contains at least one dibasic ester, at least one non-ionic surfactant, at least one terpene or terpene derivative and optionally at least one polyalkylene glycol.
Claims18
A slickwater fracturing fluid comprising:
- base water comprising up to 300,000 ppm total dissolved solids;
- a viscosifier;
- a scale inhibitor;
- and
- a surfactant composition, the surfactant composition comprising at least one dibasic ester, at least one non-ionic surfactant, at least one terpene or terpene derivative and optionally at least one polyalkylene glycol.
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