Overview

BJ Services Flo-Back 40 Surfactant

Minimize risks, time, and costs of fluid recovery

The BJ Services Flo-Back 40 well stimulation surfactant is effective not only

in conventional and nonconventional oil wells, but also in gas well stimulation.
This advanced flowback fluid and load recovery surfactant offers customers an
environmentally preferred, highly cost-effective alternative to comparable surfactants. Applications
All slickwater fracturing applications
Recovery of aqueous fracturing fluids is one of the key factors in the success of
Unconventional gas well fracturing
a stimulation treatment. Load recovery can pose special problems, particularly
(shale, tight gas, coalbed methane)
in tight reservoirs and in reservoirs with low bottomhole pressures. Flo-Back 40
surfactant can relieve these problems by substantially increasing the fluid recovery Gas well acidizing and nonacid
rate for virtually all aqueous fracturing fluids, including foamed, gelled, crosslinked remedial treatments
systems, matrix acidizing, and slickwater fluid systems.
Features and Benefits
Reduces surface and interfacial tension
Technical Data Minimizes water blocks, thereby
Typical Properties improving stimulation fluid recovery

Appearance Light yellow liquid Promotes faster payback, increasing

time to sales
Specific gravity 1.16 +/- 0.05
Pour point 11F (-11C)
Functions at low concentrations
Reduces costs, especially compared
Solubility Soluble in water, brines, and acids
with conventional microemulsion
Ionic charge Nonionic flowback additives

Prevents wetting changes in the

Note: BJ Services SmartCare system compliant only when used with Baker Hughes formation
approved additives. Refer to SmartCare system profile for available products. Maximizes hydrocarbon production

Has nonemulsifying properties

Safety Precautions Minimizes additive requirements
Refer to the material safety data sheet for handling, transport, and environmental
Compatible with common mix waters,
information and first aid.
stimulation fluids, and additives
Facilitates logistics and
References testing requirements; reduces
MSDS associated costs
SmartCare system profile
Liquid additive
Allows accurate metering and
mixing on-the-fly

Low pour point

Can be used in some cold-
weather applications

SmartCare system qualified

Ensures compatibility and
performance while minimizing
environmental and safety risks
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