Drag reducing polyalpha olefin slurry and methods of making and using the same

Abstract

Drag reducing slurries and methods of making and using the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a drag reducing slurry includes polymer particles having drag reducing properties, each particle having a surface that has at least two different polarities, a first surfactant, a second surfactant, a rheological modifier, a defoamer, a pH modifier, and a carrier fluid, wherein the first surfactant has a higher polarity than the second surfactant. In some embodiments, the slurry has a low shear viscosity, measured at 1 Hz, of less than 10,000 centipoise (cP), a tan δ of less than or equal to 0.5, a complex viscosity less than 100,000 mP·s, and a stability of at least 90 days.

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