Preparation and Antifiltration Performance of Organic Zirconium Crosslinker for Guar Gum-Fracturing Fluid

Abstract

Aiming at the characteristics of low shear resistance and high filtration loss of guar gum-fracturing fluid, a high-efficiency organic zirconium crosslinker was prepared. In addition, the effects of different factors on the filtration coefficient and apparent viscosity of fracturing fluid were studied, and this study explores the micro mechanisms of various factors affecting the filtration coefficient from a molecular dynamics perspective. The results show that the antifiltration ability of guar gum-fracturing fluid is inversely proportional to the fluid viscosity. The increase of crosslinker content and reservoir pressure is beneficial to improve the viscosity and antishear ability of guar gum-fracturing fluid. When the crosslinker content is 0.25% and pressure is 30 MPa, the fracturing fluid parameters are 145 mPa·s and 2.1 × 10⁻² m³ · min^1/2, respectively, while the increase of reservoir temperature and the shear rate reduces the rheology and shear resistance of guar gum-fracturing fluid, so that the viscosity and filtration coefficient of fracturing fluid at 180°C and 200 s^-1 are 123 mPa·s and 2.3 × 10^-2 m³·min^1/2, respectively. This work not only paves a new avenue for synthesizing organic zirconium as a crosslinker but also provides an efficient measure to reduce the filtration of guar gum-fracturing fluid on the oil and gas reservoirs.