The invention relates to a cross-linking agent for
alcohol-based fracturing fluids, in particular to the development of a controllable cross-linking agent for
methanol-based
fracturing fluid, and the cross-linking time of the controllable cross-linking agent can be adjusted. For certain
natural gas wells or oil wells with low formation pressure,
low permeability and strong water-locking characteristic, the controllable cross-linking agent for
methanol-based
fracturing fluid can be used in the fracturing stimulation process. Inorganic
zirconium or
zirconate ester is adopted as a
raw material, isopropanol or water or the mixture of isopropanol and water is adopted as
solvent, suitable ligand is added, the materials react according to a certain material proportion under certain conditions for 4 hours, neutralizer is then added for
neutralization, and finally,
a moderate amount of
diluent is added, so that the controllable cross-linking agent for
methanol-based
fracturing fluid is prepared. The cross-linking agent can be cross-linked with
polymer with 60 to 100 percent of methanol content, the application range is wide, the dosage is little, and the controllable cross-linking agent cannot harm the environment. The biggest difference between the cross-linking agent disclosed by the invention and organic
zirconium series cross-linking agents sold on the market is that mixed
diluent formed by low-molecular weight
sodium polyacrylate and low-molecular weight
polyacrylic acid is adopted as the
diluent of the controllable cross-linking agent.