Benefits of LPG as a Fracturing Fluid

• Formation Compatible: LPG occurs naturally in gas wells and will not damage the formation.
• Reduced Product Consumption and Pre-Job Flaring: LPG is stored at Ambient Temperature – no cool-down of equipment required.
• A Naturally Energized Fluid: With a minimum pressure, LPG is a Liquid with a specific gravity of 0.50, this results in half the hydrostatic head in any given well. As well, LPG carrier fluid is highly soluble in reservoir gas forming a multi-phase or single phase that further reduces the specific gravity of the LPG fracturing fluid upon flow back.
• Consistent Gelling Properties: LPG is a refined product that provides a consistent viscosity when gelled with GASFRAC’s proprietary chemical technology.
• Rapid Fracture Clean-up, Reduced Formation Damage and Increased Production: Initially LPG returns to surface as a low density liquid once the fracture treatment is completed. There is no phase trapping, zero fracture fluid retention and no water or CO2 to recover.
• Cost Savings and Environmentally Friendly Alternative to Flaring: Allows customer to flow-back the well to the production facilities and recover LPG without flaring.
• Lower fracture fluid Costs LPG: is an abundant by-product of the Natural Gas Industry. Shortages of C02 and N2 still occur.