Research and Application of a Multicomponent Modified Instant Guar Fracturing Fluid

Traditional guar fracturing fluid is disadvantageous because of its characteristics of slow swelling, long on-site preparation times, and high residue content after gel breaking. In order to overcome the problems, a certain quantityof double modified carboxymethyl + hydroxypropyl guanidine gum and other additives (e.g. bactericide, clay stabilizer, and crosslinker) were added in water, making its comprehensive performance to meet the site construction requirements. Thus, a multicomponent modified instant guar fracturing fluid system was developed. The new fracturing fluid system had a fast swelling rate, reaching more than 94.7% final viscosity in one minute, and a low water insoluble matter content, it was lowered by 88.46% than the hydroxypropyl guar; the residue content reduced by 71.0%, the flow conductivity of propping agent damage dropped by 62.0% and the core permeability decreased by 53.8%. Laboratory tests and site operations demonstrated that the multicomponent modified instant guar fracturing fluid could satisfy the online mixing requirements of the large-scale fracturing operation used in horizontal wells, and could provide technical support for the effective development of low permeability reservoir.