... Abstract Completion fluids contain chemicals such as surfactant, friction reducer, clay stabilizer, scale inhibitor and biocides that are pumped downhole during hydraulic fracturing operation to enable oil recovery from shale reservoirs. These chemicals carry a significant cost themselves...

... is costly. Therefore, it is imperative to design water-based drilling and fracturing fluids with an effective shale inhibitor to mitigate swelling and maintain clay flocculation state to sustain wellbore structural integrity. The objective of this study is the screening of the clay stabilizers such as KCl...

... related to produced water disposal and fresh water transportation. Upstream Oil & Gas hydraulic fracturing produced water discharge fresh water anionic friction reducer fr-c friction reduction performance water management Clay Stabilizer concentration fr-a friction reduction performance...

...), cation exchange capacity (CEC), swelling sensitivity time (SST), mechanical stability turbidity (MST), and column flow testing to determine mineralogy, fluid sensitivity, and dominate fluid-induced damage mechanism. Preventing formation damage is predominately achieved with cationic clay stabilization...

... oilfield chemistry hydraulic fracturing fracturing materials chemical treatment Artificial Intelligence shale gas proppant rock/fluid interaction mechanism Upstream Oil & Gas well performance surface area complex reservoir Clay Stabilizer optimized well Production Chemistry...