Liu Bin, Wang Yanling, Liang Lei
School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China.
Polymers (Basel). 2020 Dec 28;13(1):78. doi: 10.3390/polym13010078.
The low sand-carrying problem caused by the low viscosity of supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO) limits the development of supercritical CO fracturing technology. In this study, a molecular simulation method was used to design a fluorine-free solvent-free SC-CO thickener 1,3,5,7-tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane (HBD). Simulations and experiments mutually confirm that HBD-1 and HBD-2 have excellent solubility in SC-CO. The apparent viscosity of SC-CO after thickening was evaluated with a self-designed and assembled capillary viscometer. The results show that when the concentration of HBD-2 is 5 wt.% (305.15 K, 10 MPa), the viscosity of SC-CO increases to 4.48 mPa·s. Combined with the capillary viscometer and core displacement device, the low damage of SC-CO fracturing fluid to the formation was studied. This work solves the pollution problems of fluoropolymers and co-solvents to organisms and the environment and provides new ideas for the molecular design and research of SC-CO thickeners.
超临界二氧化碳(SC-CO₂)粘度低导致的携砂能力不足问题限制了超临界CO₂压裂技术的发展。在本研究中,采用分子模拟方法设计了一种无氟无溶剂的SC-CO₂增稠剂1,3,5,7-四甲基环四硅氧烷(HBD)。模拟和实验相互证实,HBD-1和HBD-2在SC-CO₂中具有优异的溶解性。使用自行设计组装的毛细管粘度计评估增稠后SC-CO₂的表观粘度。结果表明,当HBD-2的浓度为5 wt.%(305.15 K,10 MPa)时,SC-CO₂的粘度增加到4.48 mPa·s。结合毛细管粘度计和岩心驱替装置,研究了SC-CO₂压裂液对地层的低伤害。这项工作解决了含氟聚合物和助溶剂对生物体和环境的污染问题,并为SC-CO₂增稠剂的分子设计和研究提供了新思路。