CFS Technology Developments

David Horton Technical Advisor

Current Developments
CFS-488 Viscosifying Polymer CFS-485 Microemulsion Technology CFS-461 Emulsion Prevention Utilizing our Technology

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CFS-488 Polymeric Viscosifier

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CFS-488
CFS-488: A viscosifying polymer for utilization in drilling fluids and brines. Primary function is viscosity and suspension Other advantages:
Reservoir friendly Acid soluble Efficient brine solubility Combines properties of HEC acid solubility and suspension of Xanthan gum

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CFS-488 Rheology
CFS-488 CFS-488 BARAZAN D BARAZAN D PLUS PLUS
CFS-488 Performance vs Xanthan at 1.5 lb/bbl in Freshwater Polymer Fann 35 dial reading 600 300 200 100 6 3 PV YP 30 23 18 13 7 6 7 16 8 13 24 19 18 15 9 7 5 14 8 10
CFS-488 BARAZAN D PLUS

Which one is better?

Static settling test of polymer fluids for 4 hr with 80 lb/bbl 20/40 mesh sand.
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10 s gel 10 min gel

CFS-488 Extreme Low-end Rheology

1 % Biopolymers in 13.5 lb/gal CaBr2
1000000 100000 CFS-488 HEC XAN SCL

Viscosity (cP)

10000 1000 100 10 0.01 0.1 1 10

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Comparison of various polymers in a 13.5 lb/gal CaCl2 / CaBr2 (20 oF blend) Excellent performance in divalent brines Shear thinning curve shows superior lowend rheology for improved suspension

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Shear Rate (s )

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CFS-488 Acid Degradation

Acid Degradation Testing
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pH 3
80

pH 8

Viscosity (cp)

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40

Acid degradation testing of CFS-488 shows rapid breakdown of polymer under acidic conditions Preferred property for ease of removal from reservoir with minimal formation damage

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0 25 75 125 175 225 275 325 375 425

Time (m)

FANN 50 testing at 175 oF and 100 rpm 1 % polymer in 10.0 lb/gal NaBr

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CFS-488 Cake Clean-up

10 micron disc
3 Hours of treatment with N-FLOW 325 (10 % vol) at 120 oF
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Field Application
CFS-488 was mixed in fresh water at 2ppb concentration. Full yield of the sweep occurred within 20 minutes.
No de-foamer was added. No fish-eyes occurred. Rheology of the sweep:
PV (cp@120F) YP (lb/100 sq ft) Gel (10sec) Gel (10min) 600 (rpm) 300 (rpm) 200 (rpm) 100 (rpm) 6 (rpm) 3 (rpm) *Fann 35 Model
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10 32 13 27 52 42 33 21 9 6

CFS-488 Sweep Performance

A 15bbl sweep achieved efficient hole cleaning. Foaming was observed to be less than that of previous xanthan sweeps. Customer was pleased with product performance.
sweep returns at shaker sweep foaming

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CFS-488 Utilization
Extreme low-end rheology aids hole cleaning and suspension. Acid degradation allows for effective wellbore clean-up. Effective solubility in any brine overcomes technical challenges.

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CFS-485 Microemulsion Technology

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CFS-485 Microemulsion Technology

Cleans casing and water-wets surfaces

Displacements
Removes oils in place of solvents Leaves surfaces fully water-wet Meets GoM Environmental standards

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True Microemulsion?
I Windsor I
Oil and oil-in-water phase

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III

IV

Windsor II
Oil external Water internal (as in OBM) Kinetically stabilized macroemulsion

Windsor III
Bicontinuous (neither water nor oil-external) Unstable microemulsionrequires shear

Windsor IV
Single phase microemulsion Clear

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Why Does It Matter?

Windsor III - emulsion
Large amount of energy to create emulsion Kinetically stable Cloudy (will separate)

III

Windsor IV - microemulsion
No energy input to create Thermodynamically stable (the way nature wants it) Clear (will not separate)
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IV

Reduce Rig Operating Time

GoM Spacer Train

Reduces Spacer Volumes

Reduces mixing & pumping times GoM Environmentally Compliant Eliminates the use of Solvents

OBM Thinner
CFSTM-485/ Densified Viscosified

OBM Thinner Densified Viscosified Solvent Surfactant Viscosified Brine Conventional

Solvent Surfactant Viscosified Brine CFS-485

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CFS-485 Utilization
Casing cleaner alternative to solvent Easily mixed at rig site Reduces over-all spacer train volumes Leaves surfaces clean and water-wet Meets GoM Environmental standards

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CFS-461 Emulsion Prevention

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Emulsion Blockage
Emulsions formed inside Formation. Some zones form water/oil emulsion naturally. Water-in-oil emulsion is viscous and blocks flow. How do we prevent Emulsion Blockage? Utilize chemical solutions Limit any excess emulsifier in IEF Control Filtrate Loss
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Emulsion Prevention

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CFS-461 A Green Alternative: Toxicity & Biodegradability assigned GOLD rating using CHARM classification.

Prevents Emulsion from forming Encourages rapid break-out

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CFS-461 Utilization
Proper planning of IEF
Minimize excess emulsifier Minimize filtrate invasion

Lab Test for proper concentrations in brine Do not over-treat Green alternative to previous technology

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Questions?

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