The document discusses Halliburton's use of new technologies to meet environmental and regulatory challenges in shale gas development. It outlines Halliburton's history and innovations in hydraulic fracturing, including the use of horizontal drilling, improved cementing techniques, and reduced surface footprint. The document also describes Halliburton's environmental technologies like clean fracturing fluids, wastewater recycling, and chemical scoring to assess environmental impacts. It positions Halliburton as committed to developing more sustainable energy solutions through continued investment in research.
Shale development and horizontal drilling changed everythingStill using equipment and technology that we were using the conventional tight gas plays.
In North America, shale developments have led the oil and gas industry into highly populated areas where we haven’t traditionally produced hydrocarbons. This has resulted in extremely high visibility and concern about the processes and fluids we use in fracturing. Halliburton has for many years focused on developing environmentally focused products and processes to meet the needs of offshore operators in places like the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea. The new developments are a natural outcome of those continuing efforts.
The new CleanStim fluid formulation is a complete fluid system which includes the gel, crosslinker, surfactant and breaker all sourced from the food industry. No other company offers a complete fluid system like this. The fluid is providing excellent performance is all aspects of what a fracturing fluid must provide such as proppant transport, controllable break and cleanup. Plus, it provides an extra measure of protection for people, animals and the environment at the wellsite.
CleanStream service is based on Halliburton’s proprietary use of ultraviolet light to control bacteria growth in fracturing fluids. As you know, controlling bacteria growth in critical since excess bacteria can ruin the fracturing fluid, damage well components and produce H2S gas. Historically, chemical biocides have been used for the purpose but they can be harmful to humans and animals in case of a mishap. And the chemicals require special handling. CleanStream service can greatly reduce the need for biocides and in some cases completely eliminate the need.
CleanWave service used electrocoagulation to condition flowback and produced water for use in wellsite activities, primarily fracturing. In a typical treatment, about 30% of the frac fluid returns to surface and must be handled as a pollutant. CleanWave service enables reusing the flowback water. In addition, many wells produce large amounts of water that normally must be disposed of. Again, CleanWave service can enable conditioning the water for use in fracturing, drilling fluids, or completion fluids – any operation than can use a clean brine.
Prior to the introduction of the ADP advanced dry polymer blender, fracturing fluid concentrate was transported in a hydrocarbon to keep the gel from hydrating. The concentrate was then blended with water at the wellsite to produce fracturing fluid. Preparing the gel concentrate required large volumes of hydrocarbon carrier fluid. The ADP blender completely eliminates the need for carrier fluid with its inherent transportation and handling. The ADP blender enables creating a fracturing fluid by mixing a dry powder with the water. All of Halliburton’s fracturing fluid formulations can be prepared using the dry polymer blending process.
SandCastleTM PS-2500Reduces footprint - the size of the pad required to store proppant (14’ x 15’ Pad)No emissions, uses of solar panels for powerEnables greater on-site proppant storage volumes than traditional unitsReal-time material inventory with integral weighing system – using load cellsImproves reliability through design simplicity
Microseismic fracture mapping helps determine where the fracture is developing and propogating. Knowing this in real time during a treatment helps assure the fracture stays in the intended zone. Pinnacle is the world’s number one provider of MSM fracture mapping. This technology has been useful in helping assure concerned parties that the fractures we create are no where near aquifers. The example shown here is from a number of treatments in the Barnett Shale in North Texas.
Halliburton has taken a leadership role in developing a system to provide operators a solid basis for choosing environmentally enhanced chemicals. Through the CSI process, each chemical in our portfolio is assigned a value based on its HSE characteristics. With this system an operator can make an informed decision on the chemicals to use in a treatment.
Halliburton has taken a leadership role in developing a system to provide operators a solid basis for choosing environmentally enhanced chemicals. Through the CSI process, each chemical in our portfolio is assigned a value based on its HSE characteristics. With this system an operator can make an informed decision on the chemicals to use in a treatment.
Halliburton fully supports chemical disclosure, first in the industry to develop software to generate chemical disclosure data on location (through our data acquisition software in the frac van) to satisfy the FracFocus voluntary database. We are also adding the ability to generate specific forms required by states , such as Arkansas, Wyoming and Texas.