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nFluids Explained
A Canadian Technology Company
Commercializing a leading edge Nanoparticle (NP) Technology Platform
4 filed patent applications
Target Market: Chemical additives for Oil & Gas drilling fluid
nForcerTM nFluids 1st commercial product
Improves packing, produces a thinner, stronger, smoother and less permeable filter cake 1
Seals micro-fractures and creates pressure barrier preventing further formation breakdown
Fills in surface roughness, reduces asperity and keeps moisture out
Reduces oil on cuttings
Integrated Solution - 4 Cost Saving Benefits:
Drilling Fluid
Loss Reduction
Wellbore Strengthening
Lubrication /
Friction Reduction
Oil on Cuttings
Reduction
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nFluids Benefit
Resulting in:
30 90% reduction in drilling fluid
loss
Less formation damage
Reduced rig downtime
Resulting in:
Reduction of rig downtime
Resulting in:
Faster drilling and longer reach
10-15% reduction of oil on cuttings
Improve environmental
performance
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nFluids Nanoparticles
Synthesized calcium- and iron-based NPs (CNP and INP)
Patented bottom-up process, successfully scaled to 1,000 kg per batch
Compatible with all types of mud systems and additives
Readily dispersed in oil or water under low shear conditions
Effective at a low concentration (0.5 wt%)
Non-reactive, non-toxic, aerosol-free, non-polluting & acid-soluble
60 wt% INP
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NPs Characterization
Figure 8 High-resolution STEM images of INP. 60,000x magnification (left) and 450,000x magnification (right). Hitachi S5500
operating at 30 kV. Holey carbon grids.
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14
12
10
8
6
-45%
-65%
-72%
-63%
2
0
Diesel OBM 1
90/10
1050 kg/m3
Diesel OBM 2
Diesel OBM 3
78/22
80/20
3
1350 kg/m
920 kg/m3
Control
0.5 wt% nForcer
Mineral OBM 1
80/20
1500 kg/m3
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-26%
Coefficient of Friction
-31%
-15%
-48%
0
Diesel OBM 1
90/10
1050 kg/m3
Diesel OBM 3
Mineral OBM 2
80/20
80/20
3
920 kg/m
915 kg/m3
Control
0.5 wt% nForcer
Diesel OBM 7
90/10
1060 kg/m3
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Lubricity Observations
OFI Lubricity Tester, 60 rpm, 150 lbfin
0.13
0.12
0.11
0.1
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.06
0.05
Control
Control Post-NP
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2800
2600
Control
INP 0.5%, Graphite 0.5%
INP 2.5%, Graphite 0.5%
CNP 0.5%, Graphite 2%
CNP 2.5%, Graphite 2%
58%
55%
41%
39%
2400
FRACTURE
BREAKDOWN PRESSURE
WITH ADDITIVE, Pfb1
2200
2000
1800
2.
1600
1400
9
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At fracture mouth:
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80
70
-21%
-24%
-29%
60
-28%
50
40
30
20
10
0
Control A
Test A
Control B
Test B1
Test B2
Control C
Test C
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NOTE: Average mud losses per 100 m drilled account for variations in TD between wells - final mud losses at TD
divided by the interval drilled and multiplied by 100
2.5
-23%
-29%
-34%
-30%
1.5
0.5
0
Control A
Test A
Control B
Test B1
Test B2
Control C
Test C
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Up to 60% increase in fracture initiation pressure in sandstone cores with CNP (Diesel OBM)
Up to 40% increase in fracture initiation pressure in sandstone cores with INP (Diesel OBM)
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HPHT/LPLT fluid loss tests, WBM and OBM, 0.5 wt% INP
Acid-soluble product
Soluble in 10% HCl
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Creating a pressure barrier that prevents further formation breakdown (permeability reduction)
Mono-bore design
Conformance control:
Creating a fluid barrier via permeability reduction would improve conformity of the flood front in EOR
Cementing:
Reducing the permeability, increasing the strength and improving the bond with metal & rock
Lubrication:
Drilling-Coil Tubing
Coatings
Wellbore Integrity:
Reducing the permeability and increasing the strength of shale zones etc.
Corrosion Control:
Nanoparticles can be capped with hydrophobic materials-preventing water from migrating into the asperities
of the material
Oil & Water treatment:
Utilizing magnetic nanoparticles to remove oil from water bodies & solid materials
Removal of Arsenic etc.
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jforsyth@nfluids.com
jkrol@nfluids.com
aborisov@nfluids.com
hwang@nfluids.com
www.nfluids.com
APPENDIX
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Pressure, psi
600
27%
500
400
300
200
100
0
0
10
20
30
Time, min
Control
CNP 2.5wt%+Graph 2wt%
INP 2.5wt%+Graph 0.5wt%
40
50
60
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