CM3315 is a high-performance Engineered BioFluid (EBFTM) that offers superior clay control to prevent fines migration and reactive clay swelling. It is a dual functional biopolymer that encapsulates and electronically interacts with reservoir colloids to optimize completion fluids.
The CM3315 solution is specifically designed to stabilize shale reservoirs by inhibiting clay hydration and fines migration, which are common problems caused by non-native fluid introduction during drilling, workover, and hydraulic fracturing operations. Reactive clays and colloids (<10um diameter) liberated during the fracturing process and flow back operation can carry migrating fines that plug pore throats, negatively affecting reservoir performance.
The electronically optimized substituents engineered on our biopolymer backbone electronically interact with clays, anchoring the molecule for the encapsulation process. CM3315 is proven to be effective at low treatment concentrations and offers dual functionality, rapid capillary suction time, and rapid clay inhibition.
Unlike the industry standard approach of using one chemical for swelling and another for stabilization/fines mitigation, CM3315 is a single solution that provides both functions. It also differentiates itself by enhanced inhibitive chemistry with finer media. Capillary suction time results from -200 mesh media yield more consistent results with the intended interaction of the fluid with the clay fraction in the rock. Filtrate from finer grind media yield important additional data regarding the rate of filtrate recovery and the nature of the filtrate.
In summary, CM3315 is a novel and unique functionalized biopolymer that is specifically designed to control clay swelling and fines migration, making it an effective solution to stabilize shale reservoirs, minimize reservoir damage, and maximize production efficiency.