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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2021
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Rajendra Arunkumar Kalgaonkar, Dhahran, SA;
Eyad Alali, Dammam, SA;
Mohammed Abudullah Bataweel, Dhahran, SA;
Nisar Ullah, Dhahran, SA;
Muhammad Mansha, Dhahran, SA;
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A fracturing fluid may include a first surfactant and a second surfactant. The first surfactant may have a structure represented by formula (I): wherein m is an integer ranging from 2 to 3, and n, o, and k are each, independently, integers ranging from 2 to 10. The second surfactant having a structure represented by Formula (II): wherein Ris a C-Chydrocarbon group or a C-Csubstituted hydrocarbon group, Ris a C-Chydrocarbon group, and p and q are each, independently, an integer ranging from 1 to 4. Methods of treating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation include injecting the fracturing fluid in the hydrocarbon-bearing formation, the fracturing fluid being configured to transport a proppant in fractures of the hydrocarbon-bearing formation.