Innovative Time-Released Chemistry for Improved Production

Additives to Generate On Demand CO_{2 •} Fluid Solutions for Clay Sensitive Formations • Extended Reach Stimulation Fluids

VeruTEK’S Innovative Leadership

For years, VeruTEK has demonstrated  technology leadership in the environmental remediation space for providing fluid solutions that improve permeability and fluid recovery. VeruTEK is now working with companies to apply this same technology platform to improve production of unconventional, high-shale content and challenging resources. For  many formations,  the use of environmentally safe, CO2 gas generating, and clay friendly nanofluids, are showing tremendous promise.

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• Behaves in formation like slow reacting acid
• Permanently treats clays to prevent swelling
• Time released activation for controlled CO2/Gas Pressure generation In-situ
• Readily mixes in fresh and high brine water
• Applied at a safe neutral pH to prevent precipitates or sludging
• Biodegradable and does not contain any priority pollutants
• Met and passed close regulatory scrutiny for injection in over 14 states

TIME RELEASED ACTIVATION

In the formation, the additives behaves similar to a very slow reacting acid, continuing to penetrate through actively etching rock and generating CO2/gas  for days. The extended reach stimulation also provides a local pressure mechanism and gas drive to help flush completion fluids back to the well.  

BEHAVIOR WITH SHALE

As more wells are drilled in high clay content or tight and micro-fractured formations, it can be easy to damage formation flow properties with drilling muds or offend sensitive formations with completion fluids or flood applications. Once in contact with clays, VeruTEK’s nano-sized additives begin activation to break down the clays ability to swell.  Treatment has a profound and permanent effect on clays as related to permeability issues. Actual downhole video footage demonstrates this technology as a shale solution - from cleanout of lost drilling muds, to initiating and enhancing fracturing, to remediating skin damage and other blockages.

ECO FRIENDLY

For production in politically charged geographies, any fluid technology must hold up to an unprecedented level of scrutiny about safety in the environment.  Since VeruTEK fluids are already being used for environmental projects in shallow water aquifers, they have met and passed close regulatory scrutiny. VeruTEK fluids contain no U.S. Clean Water Act Priority Pollutants, no BETX, and there are no known or suspected carcinogens. In fact, VeruTEK fluids have received regulatory permits for injection in over 14 states, including the Northeast and Midwest.     

VERUTEK FLUID ADDITIVE APPLICATIONS:

COMPLETION	STIMULATION	REMEDIATION	HEAVY OIL
• Drilling Mud Cleanout • Clay Treatments (Eliminate Swelling)	• Frac Initiation and Enhancement  • Etching and Fracture Extension • Acid Replacement • Increasing Flow Back Recovery • Fracturing Clay Sensitive Formations • Extended Reach Stimulation • StimFrac or Gas Frac  • Horizontal Jetting • Creating Secondary Porosity	• Clay Treatment (Eliminate Swelling) • Remove Skin Damage • Waterflood Diversion • Wellbore Solids Cleanout • Blockage Removal	• Heavy Oil Viscosity Breakers • High Asphaltene Oils • Blockage Removal