Hydraulic fracturing
Interfacial chemical support in the exploitation of crude oil and natural gas deposits
With the hydraulic fracturing method for tertiary natural gas and crude oil production, a liquid is forced under high pressure into the reservoir rock where it generates cracks. A pre-requisite for this is a good wettability of the rock by the liquid. The measurement of this wettability and the characterization of the surfactants used are tasks for our measuring instruments.