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A temperature-controlled viscous acid thickener was obtained by copolymerizing acrylamide, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, and N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone, four monomers by aqueous solution polymerization, the mass ratio of the four monomers was 6: 2: 1: 1, the reaction temperature was 45°C and the reaction time was 6 h. The total mass concentration of the monomer was 25% and the oxidation-reduction system of ammonium persulphate and sodium hydrogen sulfite (mass ratio 1: 1) was used as the initiator, the amount was 0.9% of the total mass of the monomer, and the pH of the reaction solution was 6–8. Selecting glutaric dialdehyde and zirconium(IV) acetylacetonate as cross-linking agents, and compounding the synthesized quaternary copolymer after the mass ratio of the two reagents was 1: 1 to achieve acid temperature control viscous properties, were carried out. At 90°C, the quadripolymer and the cross-linking agent were mixed at a mass ratio of 5: 3, and then cross-linked at 60, 80, and 90°C, respectively, as time increased. The apparent viscosity increased sharply, and the apparent viscosity reached a maximum after 20, 15, and 10 min, and the maximum values were 680, 690, and 750 mPa s, respectively. The reaction of marble with thickening acid (20% hydrochloric acid + 1% thickener) and temperature-controlled viscous acid (20% hydrochloric acid + 1% thickener + 0.6 cross-linking agent) was performed at 90°C. The mass loss of marble was 58 and 42% of that of 20% pure hydrochloric acid, respectively. The performance evaluation results show that the temperature-controlled viscous acid has a good compatibility, and the retarding performance is greatly improved compared with the conventional thickened acid. It has good cross-linking and gel breaking performance under high temperature conditions and is suitable for high temperature formations with temperatures above 90°C. Between its excellent compatibility, it can be selected according to the corresponding formation conditions and construction purposes, and other types of acid working fluid or oilfield additives can be used together to achieve better construction results.
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Ma, X., Yang, M. Synthesis and Performance Evaluation of Temperature-controlled Viscous Acid. Russ J Appl Chem 92, 1447–1457 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S107042721910015X
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