Application of Hydrogels and Hydrocarbon-Based Gels in Oil Production Processes and Well Drilling
Aleksey Telin,
Lyubov Lenchenkova,
Ravil Yakubov,
Kira Poteshkina,
Polina Krisanova,
Andrey Filatov,
Aleksandr Stefantsev
Affiliations
Aleksey Telin
Ufa Scientific and Technical Center, LLC, 99/3, Kirova Street, 450078 Ufa, Russia
Lyubov Lenchenkova
Faculty of Mining and Petroleum, Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, 1, Kosmonavtov Street, 450064 Ufa, Russia
Ravil Yakubov
Faculty of Mining and Petroleum, Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, 1, Kosmonavtov Street, 450064 Ufa, Russia
Kira Poteshkina
World-Class Research Center «Efficient Development of the Global Liquid Hydrocarbon Reserves», Faculty of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, National University of Oil and Gas «Gubkin University», 65 Lenin Avenue, Building 1, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Polina Krisanova
World-Class Research Center «Efficient Development of the Global Liquid Hydrocarbon Reserves», Faculty of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, National University of Oil and Gas «Gubkin University», 65 Lenin Avenue, Building 1, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Andrey Filatov
World-Class Research Center «Efficient Development of the Global Liquid Hydrocarbon Reserves», Faculty of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, National University of Oil and Gas «Gubkin University», 65 Lenin Avenue, Building 1, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Aleksandr Stefantsev
World-Class Research Center «Efficient Development of the Global Liquid Hydrocarbon Reserves», Faculty of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, National University of Oil and Gas «Gubkin University», 65 Lenin Avenue, Building 1, 119991 Moscow, Russia
The use of gels in oil production processes has become a regular practice in oilfield operations and is constantly developing in all oil-producing countries of the world, as evidenced by the growth of publications and patent activity on this topic. Many oil production processes, such as hydraulic fracturing, conformance control, water, and gas shutoff, cannot be imagined without the use of gel technologies. Inorganic, organic, and hybrid gels are used, as well as foams, gel-forming, and gel-dispersed systems. The possibility of a broad control of structural and mechanical properties, thermal stability, and shear resistance by introducing microscale and nanoscale additives made hydrogels and hydrocarbon-based gels indispensable tools for oil engineers.
