Matrix acidizing with fluoroboric acid (HBF4) has gained special attention because of its deeper penetration of in-situ generated hydrofluoric (HF) acid and stabilization of formation fines by binding them to the pore surface. While numerous mathematical models exist in the literature for design and evaluation of conventional mud acid treatments, few attempts have been made in developing a laboratory-validated model that can do so for fluoroboric acid treatments. The complete paper presents a novel mathematical model that has been developed that takes into account the chemical kinetics and equilibrium aspects of important reactions and fluid flow inside the reservoir rock.
Mathematical Modeling
Because the complete paper contains numerous equations, it is essential for understanding the authors’ description of their mathematical model.
The authors identify three benefits of their approach from a modeling point of view. First, it reduces the total number of chemical reactions taking place, which greatly simplifies computational complexity while maintaining reasonable accuracy.
