Vitri-Reinforce is a glass-based carbonate consolidation solution engineered to strengthen carbonate reservoirs while enhancing formation permeability. Its in-depth matrix consolidation capability combats chalk instability and wellbore collapse, improving production from reservoirs and reducing downtime.
Lab proven and with field trial performance data in the North Sea, VitriReinforce offers operators a transformative solution to improve productivity and extend the life of their carbonate assets.
Benefits
Reinforces weak, eroded, or collapsed carbonate rock
Maintains or enhances permeability, improving production performance
Enhances the results and extends the life-time of acid stimulation and acid fracturing treatments
Reduces production downtime, intervention frequency, and associated costs by mitigating solids influx, wellbore collapse, and formation instability
Increases allowable drawdown pressure and production rates by strengthening the rock matrix
Key Features
Phosphate-based fluid with excellent injectivity, even in low-permeability rock (tested down to 1mD)
Increases tensile strength by 200 to 500 psi (1.4-3.4 MPa) on average
Improves rock hardness by 4,000 to 11,000 psi (27.6-75.8 MPa) on average
Delivers on average 100 to 260% regained permeability post-treatment
Compatible with standard pumping equipment for bullheading and coiled tubing operations
Demonstrated in 5 field trials with over 4,000 bbl (650 m3) injected
Compatible with a wide range of well fluids and reservoir conditions
Environmentally classified with HOCNF Green and Yellow ratings and registered under the Offshore Chemical Notification Scheme (OCNS)
Applications
Carbonate reservoirs prone to collapse, instability, or solids production challenges
Weak and uncemented chalk formations
Acid weakened carbonates exhibiting significant post-treatment declines in productivity index (PI) and fracture conductivity
Combined with acid stimulation treatments, either matrix or fracturing
Primary or remedial treatments