Proven Results
Canyon Sand NanoSLICK Results
The Canyon Sand wells outlined in the case study at the bottom of this page are located in Crockett county TX. They are the first gas wells that SURGITECH treated with NanoSLICK in early 2020. The formation has documented Capillary Phase Trapping or CPT related skin damage where water based drilling and frac fluids are trapped in the rock and inhibit gas production long term.
The NanoSLICK product, while water based, is designed to alter the rock propertes and reduce capillary pressures so that fluids can be mobilized without increasing the reservoir pressure.
All of these wells were treated with NanoSLICK only. We've standardized the treatment volume at 50bbls/well and the post-treatment soak period is a minimum of 7 days. 18 months after being treated, the worst performing well is still up 68% while the best well is up 185% vs it's 6 month pre-treatment production rate.
We know that the CPT issue is being addressed by the NanoSLICK becuase weekly water production rates have increased from 1/2bbl to 3 1/2 bbls long term. This water unloading allows the gas to move through the pore space with less resistance.
Vicksburg NanoSLICK Results
The Vicksburg well in the case study below had a classic unloading issue. Prior to treating, the well would load up with liquid and then have to be shut in and pressured up in order to bring the fluid to surface. One the fluid unloaded, gas production would resume until the wellbore loaded up with fluid to the point where the gas was choked off again.
What you see post treatment is a multi-month period where oil & gas rates ramp due to the capillary pressure being reduced and the well being able to maintain enough gas volume and rate to carry produced fluids to surface. The periodic unloading cycles have stopped and the well is producing continuously.
MIddle Atoka NanoSLICK Treatment
The well case study linked at the bottom of the page describes the post-treatment results of well in Pittsburgh County OK. The well had been acidized and exhibited little additional production. The well was then subjected to a NanoSLICK pump down treatment and left to soak 7 days.
In a 212 day period follwoing the treatment, gas production was up an average of 151% vs the 20 day pre-treatent rate of 27mcfd.
San Andres Dolomite Case Study
The case study linked at the bottom of this page documents a horizontal well which was completed in the San Andres dolomite. Post-treatment recovery rates were documented and compared to (2) offset horiontal wells which were a conventional surfactant was used in the frac water.
Post-treatment results show not only a more rapid increase in oil produciton, but also significanlty higher rates being achieved.
NanoSLICK and EcoSyn-174 Synthetic Acid Treatment
The well described in the case study link at the bottom of the page was described as a Missippian aged, chert, gas well. While chert itself is not acid soluble, SURGITECH ran a small volume of our EcoSyn synthetic acid to address any scaling issues and then followed with the NanoSLICK 2900 product.
Post-treatment gas production increased 300% and has remained elevated.
Cotton Valley NanoSLICK Results
The well described in the case study link at the bottom of the page shows how an inexpensive, 50 bblsNanoSLICK treatment impacted production on a Cotton Valley gas well. The Cotton Valley formation has known Capillary Phase Trapping issues, which inhibit production. The NanoSLICK product isn't a surfactant, but acts like a surfactant, a corrosion inhibitor and a paraffin & scale inhibitor. In the first 2 months since the treatment, gas produciton on the well is up almost 600% and the well has started flowing significant quantities of oil from time to time.
