The effect of hydrophobic chains on retarding performance of retarding acids

Quan, Hongping; Xuele, Zhen; Lu, Qi; Wang, Linyuan; Jiang, Silong

doi:10.1039/d2ra00552b

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“…Previous research by our group has confirmed that the introduction of a long-chain quaternary ammonium salt into an acidizing retarder can significantly enhance the retard performance. 36 However, such retarders take more time to degrade due to the stability of the alkyl chain. If they remained, they will contaminate the reservoirs.…”

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Investigation of the Nonionic Acidizing Retarder AAO for Reservoir Stimulation

Chen,

Quan,

Huang

et al. 2023

ACS Omega

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In the process of matrix acidizing, reducing the reaction rate between hydrochloric acid and carbonate rock to increase oil and gas production has become one of the biggest challenges in reservoir stimulation. An adsorption film formed on rocks can effectively postpone the contact between the hydrogen ion and rock, which is of great significance in decreasing the rate of an acid−rock reaction. In this study, nonionic acidizing retarder AAO was synthesized by acrylamide, allyl poly(ethylene glycol), and octadecyl methacrylate. The structure of AAO was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrometry and 1 H nuclear magnetic resonance ( 1 H NMR). The reaction of AAO retard acid and 20% hydrochloric acid with CaCO 3 was studied at 50 °C, and the amount of CO 2 generated at different times was recorded. The etching time of 0.8% AAO retard acid to CaCO 3 could be up to 120 min, whereas 20% hydrochloric acid (without AAO) ended at 45 min, which showed that AAO had the potential to defer the acid−rock reaction. The adsorption behavior of AAO on CaCO 3 matched the pseudo-second-order kinetic model well. Meanwhile, the addition of urea greatly reduced the adsorption amount of AAO on CaCO 3 , which showed that the hydrogen bond was the driving force for the adsorption process. Additionally, the results of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) showed that the N element from acrylamide appeared on the surface of CaCO 3 after adsorption. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) demonstrated that a smooth and dense thin film existed on the surface of CaCO 3 treated with AAO retard acid. The change in the vibration peak of C�O from 1720 to 1650 cm −1 indicated that the ester groups in AAO had been hydrolyzed, which was beneficial to film desorption and the reduction of reservoir damage. Therefore, this paper could help with research on carbonate acidizing for reservoir stimulation.

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