Corrosion inhibitor compositions for reducing corrosion, and related methods of operating a wellbore

1 . A method, comprising:

mining sand at a location proximate a wellbore extending into an earth formation;

contacting the sand with an aqueous treatment fluid to remove calcareous materials from the sand and form treated hydraulic fracturing sand, the aqueous treatment fluid including a corrosion inhibitor composition comprising:

an alkenylphenone; and

a substituted 1-azanapthalene; and

drying the treated hydraulic fracturing sand after contacting the sand with the aqueous treatment fluid.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

preparing a hydraulic fracturing fluid by combining the treated hydraulic fracturing sand with a liquid after drying the treated hydraulic fracturing sand;

supplying the hydraulic fracturing fluid into the wellbore; and

hydraulically fracturing the earth formation with the hydraulic fracturing fluid.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising drying, via a dryer, the treated hydraulic fracturing sand after contacting the sand with the aqueous treatment fluid and before preparing the hydraulic fracturing fluid.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein contacting the sand with the aqueous treatment fluid includes contacting the sand with the aqueous treatment fluid including an acid.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein contacting the sand with the aqueous treatment fluid includes contacting the sand with the aqueous treatment fluid including hydrochloric acid.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein contacting the sand with the aqueous treatment fluid includes contacting the sand with the aqueous treatment fluid including from about 1.0 part by weight to about 5.0 parts by weight of an acid for every about 1.0 part by weight of the corrosion inhibitor composition.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein contacting the sand with the aqueous treatment fluid includes contacting the sand with the aqueous treatment fluid in a hydrosizer, a scrubber, or both.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein mining sand at the location proximate the wellbore extending into the earth formation includes mining the sand at a location less than about 100 kilometers from the wellbore.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising screening the treated hydraulic fracturing sand after drying the treated hydraulic fracturing sand.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein contacting the sand with the aqueous treatment fluid includes contacting the sand with the aqueous treatment fluid including:

the alkenylphenone having the following structure:

wherein R 1 is an unsubstituted or an inertly substituted aryl having 6 carbon atoms to 10 carbon atoms, and R 2 and R 3 individually include hydrogen, a halogen, or an inertly substituted aliphatic of 3 carbon atoms to 12 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or an inertly substituted aryl having 6 carbon atoms to 10 carbon atoms; and

the substituted 1-azanapthalene having the following structure:

wherein R 4 is a substituted alkyl having 4 carbon atoms to 16 carbon atoms, or an unsubstituted or inertly substituted alkylaryl having 7 carbon atoms to 20 carbon atoms, and X is a halide.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein contacting the sand with the aqueous treatment fluid includes contacting the sand with the aqueous treatment fluid including at least about 3.0 parts by weight of the substituted 1-azanapthalene for every about 1.0 part by weight of the alkenylphenone.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the corrosion inhibitor composition comprises a cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the corrosion inhibitor composition comprises from about 2.0 parts by weight to about 5.0 parts by weight of the substituted 1-azanapthalene for every about 1.0 part by weight of the alkenylphenone.

14 . A method for inhibiting corrosion of sand processing equipment during processing of hydraulic fracturing sand, the method comprising:

contacting sand including a calcareous material with a treatment fluid to dissolve the calcareous material from the sand, the treatment fluid comprising:

an acid; and

a corrosion inhibitor composition comprising:

an alkenylphenone with the structure:

wherein R 1 is an unsubstituted or an inertly substituted aryl having 6 carbon atoms to 10 carbon atoms, and R 2 and R 3 each individually include hydrogen, a halogen, or an inertly substituted aliphatic having 3 carbon atoms to 12 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or inertly substituted aryl having 6 carbon atoms to 10 carbon atoms, wherein a total number of carbon atoms of the alkenylphenone is less than 16; and

a substituted 1-azanaphtalene with the structure:

wherein R 4 is a substituted alkyl having 4 carbon atoms to 16 carbon atoms, or an unsubstituted or inertly substituted alkylaryl having 7 carbon atoms to 20 carbon atoms, and X is a halide; and

drying the sand after contacting the sand with the treatment fluid.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein contacting sand including the calcareous material with the treatment fluid includes contacting the sand with the treatment fluid comprising hydrochloric acid.

16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein contacting sand including the calcareous material with the treatment fluid includes contacting the sand with the treatment fluid including from about 1.0 part by weight to about 5.0 parts by weight of the acid for every about 1.0 part by weight of the corrosion inhibitor composition.

17 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the corrosion inhibitor composition comprises 2-benzoyl-3-methoxy-1-propene, 2-benzoyl-3-hydroxyl-1-propene, or a combination thereof.

18 . The method of claim 14 , wherein contacting sand including the calcareous material with the treatment fluid includes contacting the sand with the treatment fluid in a hydrosizer or a scrubber.

19 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the corrosion inhibitor composition comprises 1-(α-napthylmethyl)-quinolinium chloride.

20 . A method for removing a calcareous material from hydraulic fracturing sand, the method comprising:

mining sand from an earth formation including the sand and a calcareous material; and

contacting the sand with a treatment fluid including an acid and a corrosion inhibitor composition, the corrosion inhibitor composition comprising:

an alkenylphenone having the following structure:

wherein R 1 is an unsubstituted or an inertly substituted aryl having 6 carbon atoms to 10 carbon atoms, and R 2 and R 3 each individually include hydrogen, a halogen, or an inertly substituted aliphatic having 3 carbon atoms to 12 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or inertly substituted aryl having 6 carbon atoms to 10 carbon atoms, wherein a total number of carbon atoms of the alkenylphenone is less than 16; and

a substituted 1-azanaphtalene having the following structure:

wherein R 4 is a substituted alkyl having 4 carbon atoms to 16 carbon atoms, or an unsubstituted or inertly substituted alkylaryl having 7 carbon atoms to 20 carbon atoms, and X is a halide; and

a surfactant including a quaternary ammonium salt, wherein the corrosion inhibitor composition includes at least about 3.0 parts by weight of the substituted 1-azanaphtalene for every about 1.0 part by weight of the alkenylphenone; and

drying the sand after contacting the sand with the treatment fluid.