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ReviewGels (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Polyacrylamide-Based Polymers for Slickwater Fracturing Fluids: A Review of Molecular Design, Drag Reduction Mechanisms, and Gelation Methods.

Wenbin Cai, Weichu Yu, Fei Ding, Kang Liu, Wen Xin, Zhiyong Zhao, Chao Xiong

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Review in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Wenbin CaiCollege of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China.
Weichu YuCollege of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6551-1950
Fei DingCollege of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China.ORCID 0009-0004-2195-9082
Kang LiuCollege of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China.
Wen XinCollege of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China.
Zhiyong ZhaoCCDC Downhole Operation Company, CNPC, Chengdu 610051, China.
Chao XiongCCDC Downhole Operation Company, CNPC, Chengdu 610051, China.

Funding

Postdoctoral Science Foundation-Hubei Joint Support Program 2025T033HBSponsored by CNPC Innovation Found 2024DQ02-0127
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Slickwater fracturing has become an adopted technology for enhancing hydrocarbon recovery from unconventional, low-permeability reservoirs such as shale and tight formations, owing to its ability to generate complex fracture networks at a low cost. Polyacrylamide and polyacrylamide-based gels serve as key additives in these fluids, primarily functioning as drag reducers and thickeners. However, downhole environments of high-temperature (>120 °C) and high-salinity (>1 × 10

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drag reductiongelationpolyacrylamideslickwater fracturing fluidsynthesis methods

Identifiers

PMID41744973
PMCPMC12941079

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