🌱 What Are Fracking Additives: Roles, Types, and Product Overview

Fracturing fluid, used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking), is a carefully engineered mixture of water, proppant (such as sand), and chemical additives. These components work together at high pressure to open fractures in deep rock formations, enabling oil and gas to flow more freely to the wellbore.

Even though additives make up less than 1% of the fluid, each plays a critical role in optimizing well performance, ensuring equipment integrity, and maximizing hydrocarbon recovery.

Main Functions of Fracking Additives

Fracture Induction & Propagation: High-pressure injection creates and widens fractures in the rock.
Proppant Transport: Carries sand or resin-coated materials into fractures to keep them open post-injection.

Common Types of Additives

Water: The main fluid carrier.
Proppant (Sand): Keeps fractures open.
Chemical Additives:
- Biocides: Eliminate harmful bacteria and protect equipment.
- Clay stabilizers: Prevent swelling of clay minerals that may block fractures.
- Surfactants: Improve fluid mobility by reducing surface tension.
- Corrosion inhibitors: Protect equipment and piping against fluid- and environmental-induced corrosion.
- Scale inhibitors: Prevent the formation of mineral salts that could clog the well or reduce flow efficiency.
- Friction reducers: Allow for efficient high-rate pumping.
- pH controllers & iron scavengers: Maintain chemical stability and prevent scale buildup.

Why Shift Toward “Green” Additives?

Traditionally, many fracking additives have been petrochemical-based or synthetic, raising environmental and health concerns if mismanaged. The future lies in transitioning to biodegradable, plant-derived, and non-toxic solutions.

At Aloetrade America we are leading this transformation—offering eco-friendly additives that perform comparably to traditional products, while significantly reducing ecological footprint.

Advantages of Aloetrade America LLC additives

They are biodegradable and non-toxic
Safe for the environment and operators
Effectively replace common synthetic chemicals
Compatible with light and heavy oil and gas operations

Featured Products

NOCORGREEN – Green Corrosion Inhibitor
NOCORGREEN WELL – Green Corrosion Inhibitor for Wells
STOPSCALE – Natural Scale Inhibitor
ALOECIDE – Plant-Based Biocide against SRB
ALOEFRICRED – Eco-Friendly Friction Reducer
ALOEFLOW – Sustainable Flow Improver
ALOEGEL – High-Viscosity Natural Gelling Agent
SURFACTALOE – Multifunctional Plant-Based Surfactant
REMEDIALOE – Environmental Bioremediation Additive
COAGREEN – Green Coagulant for Treatments
FLOCGREEN – Biodegradable Flocculant for Wastewater

Towards Sustainable and Green Fracking Additives

Fracturing fluid with optimized additives is at the core of efficient unconventional resource development. By moving towards sustainable, green formulations, the oil and gas industry can achieve technical excellence with environmental responsibility, aligning operations with modern ESG objectives.

Incorporating these types of solutions not only contributes to regulatory compliance but also adds environmental and reputational value to companies in the sector.

Additives are a fundamental part of the hydraulic fracturing process, but it’s time to evolve toward safer, more responsible versions that are compatible with a sustainable future. Aloetrade America LLC offers that opportunity: green technology that works.

Visit our pages on Sustainable Additives for Fracking