Experimental Study on the Polymer/Graphene Oxide Composite as a Fluid Loss Agent for Water-Based Drilling Fluids

Ma, Jingyuan; Pang, Shaocong; Zhang, Zenan; Xia, Boru; An, Yuxiu

doi:10.1021/acsomega.1c00374

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“…The fluid losses feature was attributed to the fact that addition of PGON promoted a major particle density and thinner and denser filter cake. 72 Similarly, Kosynkin et al (2012) also showed the effect of the different graphene layer diameter on the fluid losses. In fact, they reported improved filtration properties for a mixture of large flakes graphene oxide nanoparticles (LFGNs) and graphene oxide powder nanoparticles (PGOs) formulation.…”

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Nanofluid Formulations Based on Two-Dimensional Nanoparticles, Their Performance, and Potential Application as Water-Based Drilling Fluids

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The development of sustainable, cost-efficient, and high-performance nanofluids is one of the current research topics within drilling applications. The inclusion of tailorable nanoparticles offers the possibility of formulating water-based fluids with enhanced properties, providing unprecedented opportunities in the energy, oil, gas, water, or infrastructure industries. In this work, the most recent and relevant findings related with the development of customizable nanofluids are discussed, focusing on those based on the incorporation of 2D (two-dimensional) nanoparticles and environmentally friendly precursors. The advantages and drawbacks of using 2D layered nanomaterials including but not limited to silicon nano-glass flakes, graphene, MoS 2 , disk-shaped Laponite nanoparticles, layered magnesium aluminum silicate nanoparticles, and nanolayered organo-montmorillonite are presented. The current formulation approaches are listed, as well as their physicochemical characterization: rheology, viscoelastic properties, and filtration properties (fluid losses). The most influential factors affecting the drilling fluid performance, such as the pH, temperature, ionic strength interaction, and pressure, are also debated. Finally, an overview about the simulation at the microscale of fluids flux in porous media is presented, aiming to illustrate the approaches that could be taken to supplement the experimental efforts to research the performance of drilling muds. The information discussed shows that the addition of 2D nanolayered structures to drilling fluids promotes a substantial improvement in the rheological, viscoelastic, and filtration properties, additionally contributing to cuttings removal, and wellbore stability and strengthening. This also offers a unique opportunity to modulate and improve the thermal and lubrication properties of the fluids, which is highly appealing during drilling operations.

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Nanofluid Formulations Based on Two-Dimensional Nanoparticles, Their Performance, and Potential Application as Water-Based Drilling Fluids

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“…However, in this study a constant ratio has been used to analyze the effect of GO-PAM on the drilling fluid compared to using GO. 46,53 Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) was implemented to analyze the composition and structures of the GO-PAM nanocomposite. Dynamic light scattering and scanning electron microscopy were also performed for analyzing the size distribution and surface morphologies in this study.…”

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“…It should be noted that the ratio of water/monomer or water/GO could be variable to produce a nanocomposite or polymer with different properties. However, in this study a constant ratio has been used to analyze the effect of GO-PAM on the drilling fluid compared to using GO. , …”

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“…Along with using different nanoparticles, the use of carbon nanoparticles in the form of carbon nanotubes or graphene-based aqueous drilling muds shows good filtration performances. ,− Wang et al showed that graphene oxide (GO) sheets could plug the nanosized pores, inhibit water invasion into shale, and prevent clay minerals of shale swelling . The novel carbon-based synthesized material for drilling shale inhibition can be found in the studies of Saleh and Ibrahim. − However, few comprehensive studies investigate the filtration and mud cake properties such as mud cake permeability and erosion resistance under dynamic conditions.…”

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New Insight into the Filtration Control of Drilling Fluids Using a Graphene-Based Nanocomposite under Static and Dynamic Conditions

Movahedi

Jamshidi

Hajipour

2021

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.

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During oil and gas well drilling, the filtration control of bentonite water-based drilling fluids (BT-WBDFs), as an environmentally friendly fluid, is crucial to avoid formation damage and swelling shale problems. One of the most critical problems is undesirable changes in the rheology and filtration properties of the BT-WBDFs because of salt contamination. Herein, the potential of using both graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets and a graphene oxide-polyacrylamide (GO-PAM) nanocomposite is evaluated for controlling the filtration properties, especially in a salty medium. First, GO nanosheets were functionalized, and then the GO-PAM nanocomposite was synthesized using the solution polymerization method. Afterward, the products were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The rheological parameters were analyzed using power-law, Herschel Buckley, and Bingham plastic models. The filtration tests were carried out under both static and dynamic conditions. A membrane cell equipped with an agitating system was used for conducting dynamic tests. Furthermore, the static tests have been conducted under low-pressure/lowtemperature and high-pressure/high-temperature conditions. The experimental results revealed that although adding the GO-PAM nanocomposite into WBDFs, at the concentration below 1 wt %, increases rheological properties more than GO nanosheets, the rate of filtration properties was more reduced for GO nanosheets under static conditions. The obtained results showed that under static conditions, the addition of only 0.5 wt % of GO nanosheets to saline mud could reduce the total cumulative fluid loss, rate of fluid loss, and mud cake thickness more than 60, 99, and 72%, respectively. Under dynamic conditions, similar results were obtained for the shear flow of 700 rpm. However, results showed that the GO-PAM nanocomposite has better performance because of lower cake erosion under high shear flow conditions. GO nanoparticles reduce the filtrate loss by blocking the pore space in the filter cake, while in the presence of polyacrylamide, the adhesion between the particles increases, and the erosion rate decreases under shear flows. The experimental results revealed that using 0.7 wt % GO-PAM nanocomposite could reduce the erosion rate of the mud cake more than 60% under turbulent flow conditions, while this value was 20% for GO nanosheets in the same concentration.

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“…One of our previous studies introduced graphene oxide into the polymer, and its calcium resistance reached 25 wt %. 39 However, at higher concentrations of calcium contamination, the polymer could not continue to maintain fluid loss reduction capacity. Thus, to reduce the fluid loss of WBDFs in the salt layer containing high concentrations of Na + and Ca 2+ , it is also necessary to study the fluid loss agent with the ability to resist high salt/calcium.…”

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An Inverse Emulsion Polymer as a Highly Effective Salt- and Calcium-Resistant Fluid Loss Reducer in Water-Based Drilling Fluids

Shan

Jiang

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ACS Omega

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To control the fluid loss of water-based drilling fluids (WBDFs) in salt-gypsum formations, a nano-SiO 2 graft copolymer was prepared by inverse emulsion polymerization. The polymer (EAANS) was prepared with acrylamide, 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid, N-vinylpyrrolidone, and KH570-modified nano-silica (M-SiO 2 ) as raw materials. The molecular structure and morphology of EAANS were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, thermogravimetric analysis, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and other methods. In the temperature range of 150 °C, 2 wt % EAANS can reduce the API filtration volume of the base slurry to within 20 mL and the HP-HT filtration volume at 150 °C to 21.8 mL. More importantly, 2 wt % EAANS can maintain the API filtration volume less than 10 mL even when the concentration of NaCl or CaCl 2 was as high as 36 or 30 wt %, and as the salt/calcium content increased, the amount of filtration continued to decrease. The results of TEM, X-ray diffraction, particle size distribution, and scanning electron microscopy showed that the fluid loss control mechanism of EAANS was that EAANS can form a crosslinked network structure in the solution and adsorb on the clay surface, so as to reduce the particle size of clay particles, increase the proportion of fine particles in drilling fluids, and finally form a dense filter cake to reduce the filtration volume. Because of the excellent filtration performance of EAANS at high Na + /Ca 2+ concentration, EAANS can become a promising WBDF fluid loss reducer in salt-gypsum formations.

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Experimental Study on the Polymer/Graphene Oxide Composite as a Fluid Loss Agent for Water-Based Drilling Fluids

Cited by 46 publications

References 52 publications

Nanofluid Formulations Based on Two-Dimensional Nanoparticles, Their Performance, and Potential Application as Water-Based Drilling Fluids

Nanofluid Formulations Based on Two-Dimensional Nanoparticles, Their Performance, and Potential Application as Water-Based Drilling Fluids

New Insight into the Filtration Control of Drilling Fluids Using a Graphene-Based Nanocomposite under Static and Dynamic Conditions

An Inverse Emulsion Polymer as a Highly Effective Salt- and Calcium-Resistant Fluid Loss Reducer in Water-Based Drilling Fluids

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