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A Novel Self-Diverting Fracturing Technology Based on Inverse Phase Transformation

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A self-diverting fracturing technology is proposed in the study as a way of effectively creating a stimulated reservoir volume. The technology, which is based on the use of a novel self-diverting fracturing fluid, can create and extend fractures to design shapes, is strong enough to effectively plug fractures and can then be effectively removed from fractures and form a branched network of highly permeable fractures. It can also greatly enlarge the stimulated reservoir volume, possesses excellent injecting and plugging capacity, effective diversion and complete self-plugging ability, produces little reservoir damage, and is simple and practical. Gelling and gel-breaking macrophenomena, temporary plugging, diversion, and fluid loss are described in detail. All the test results demonstrate that the present self-diverting fluid fracturing technology possesses many advantages.

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The present study was supported by a joint scientific research project from Sulige Research Center (China) and Southwest Petroleum University (China) (Grant CQYT-SLGYJZX-2015-JS-1953).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China

    Liqiang Zhao, Yuxin Pei & Guangyan Du

  2. Oil & Gas Field Applied Chemistry Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China

    Guangyan Du

  3. Sulige Gas Field Research Center, Petrochina Changqing Oilfield Company, Xian, China

    Zhehao Wen

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Translated from Khimiya i Tekhnologiya Topliv i Masel, No. 5, pp. 105-111, September-October, 2017.

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Zhao, L., Pei, Y., Du, G. et al. A Novel Self-Diverting Fracturing Technology Based on Inverse Phase Transformation. Chem Technol Fuels Oils 53, 801–811 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10553-017-0863-x

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