Hydraulic Fracturing
Frac Surfactants for Peak Well Performance
Improve fluid interaction, reduce capillary trapping, and accelerate cleanup
Validated in the Delaware Basin
Hydraulic fracturing performance has plateaued with mechanical optimization alone. While stage design and fluid volumes have improved, frac fluid performance now determines how effectively fluids interact with the reservoir. Conventional fracturing chemicals and surfactants fail to reduce capillary forces, limit fluid recovery, and leave hydrocarbons trapped. Biosurfactant-enhanced frac fluids reduce capillary trapping, improve cleanup, and help drive stronger production from the start.
Frac optimization through advanced chemistry
Improve reservoir contact and accelerate flowback
Modern shale development has reached the limits of mechanical efficiency. The next gains come from chemistry, specifically how frac fluids interact with the reservoir. Biosurfactant enhanced fluids improve contact, reduce capillary trapping, and accelerate cleanup, driving faster oil cut and more sustainable recovery without mechanical changes.
How frac surfactants improve reservoir performance
Biosurfactants work at the micelle level to access smaller pore spaces and change how fluids move through the reservoir, improving penetration, flow behavior, and cleanup.
IFT reduction
Mobilizes trapped hydrocarbons and boosts early-time oil cut
Deep pore penetration
3 nm micelles penetrate pores conventional surfactants can’t reach
Enhanced wettability
Improves fluid movement and long-term reservoir contact
Low-dosage efficiency
Strong performance even at reduced chemical loadings
Efficient cleanup
Reduces water blocking for cleaner, faster flowback
Production-proven fracturing impact
- Accelerates early-time oil production
- Improves flowback with reduced water block
- Sustained production uplift across the well lifecycle
- Consistent stage-to-stage performance
- Lower cost per barrel through improved chemical efficiency
SUSTAIN®
Unlock frac performance at the interface
A portfolio of biosurfactant frac additives engineered to improve fluid interaction, accelerate cleanup, and drive stronger early-time production and overall recovery.
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Maximize production and improve frac efficiency with performance-first biosurfactant chemistry.