High temperature crosslinked fracturing fluids
First Claim
1. A fracturing fluid comprising a mixture of:
- an aqueous copolymer composition comprising a copolymer, the copolymer comprising 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, acrylamide, and acrylic acid monomer units, wherein the copolymer comprises 1 mol % to 25 mol % of the 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid monomer units; and
a crosslinker comprising a metal, wherein a weight ratio of the metal to the copolymer is in a range of 0.01 to 0.08, wherein the fracturing fluid comprises 20 to 50 pounds of the copolymer per thousand gallons of the fracturing fluid, and wherein the fracturing fluid comprises a crosslinked fracturing fluid having a viscosity of at least 500 centipoise (cP) at a temperature in a range of 300°
F. to 400°
F. for at least 80 minutes at a shear rate of 40 s−
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Abstract
A fracturing fluid including a mixture of an aqueous copolymer composition including a copolymer, the copolymer having 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, acrylamide, and acrylic acid monomer units, or a salt thereof, and a crosslinker. The crosslinker includes a metal, and the weight ratio of the metal to the copolymer is in a range of 0.01 to 0.08. Treating a subterranean formation includes introducing the fracturing fluid into a subterranean formation, and crosslinking the fracturing fluid in the subterranean formation to yield a crosslinked fracturing fluid. The crosslinked fracturing fluid has a viscosity of at least 500 cP for at least 80 minutes when the gel is subjected to a shear rate of 40 s−1 at a temperature in a range of 300° F. to 400° F.
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13 Claims
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1. A fracturing fluid comprising a mixture of:
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an aqueous copolymer composition comprising a copolymer, the copolymer comprising 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, acrylamide, and acrylic acid monomer units, wherein the copolymer comprises 1 mol % to 25 mol % of the 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid monomer units; and a crosslinker comprising a metal, wherein a weight ratio of the metal to the copolymer is in a range of 0.01 to 0.08, wherein the fracturing fluid comprises 20 to 50 pounds of the copolymer per thousand gallons of the fracturing fluid, and wherein the fracturing fluid comprises a crosslinked fracturing fluid having a viscosity of at least 500 centipoise (cP) at a temperature in a range of 300°
F. to 400°
F. for at least 80 minutes at a shear rate of 40 s−
1. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A fracturing fluid comprising a mixture of:
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an aqueous copolymer composition comprising a copolymer, the copolymer comprising 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, acrylamide, and acrylic acid monomer units, and wherein the copolymer comprises 1 mol % to 25 mol % of the 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid monomer units, wherein the fracturing fluid comprises 20 to 50 pounds of the copolymer per thousand gallons of the fracturing fluid, and wherein the fracturing fluid comprises a pH less than 7; and a crosslinker comprising a metal, wherein a weight ratio of the metal to the copolymer is in a range of 0.01 to 0.08, and wherein the fracturing fluid comprises a crosslinked fluid having a viscosity of at least 500 cP at 300°
F. for at least 80 minutes at a shear rate of 40 s−
1. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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