Sodium alginate as an eco-friendly rheology modifier and salt-tolerant fluid loss additive in water-based drilling fluids

Wei, Zhaojie; Wang, Maosen; Liu, Ying; An, Yinghui; Li, Kaijun; Bo, Kun; Guo, Mingyi

doi:10.1039/d2ra04448j

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“…Compared with the P-TPEG drilling fluid, the K value of the LAP/P-TPEG drilling fluid increased from 3.35 to 4.57 Pa s n and the n value decreased from 0.48 to 0.46. This demonstrates that the LAP/P-TPEG drilling fluid exhibited the most appropriate viscosity and best shear thinning performance, which is conducive to drilling fluid suspension, carrying cuttings, and borehole cleaning. , …”

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Nanolaponite/Comb Polymer Composite as a Rheological Modifier for Water-Based Drilling Fluids

Yang

Ren

Sun

et al. 2023

ACS Appl. Nano Mater.

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During the drilling of deep/ultradeep wells, water-based drilling fluids (WBDFs) often experience harsh conditions of ultrahigh temperature and high salt. Ultrahigh temperatures and high salts cause rheological instability in drilling fluid, reducing its suspension and cutting-carrying capacity. In this study, a comb polymer, P-TPEG with isopentenol polyoxyethylene ether (TPEG) as the side chain, was prepared via free radical polymerization in an aqueous solution and then compounded with nanolaponite (LAP) to obtain a composite rheological modifier (LAP/P-TPEG). In situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis showed that LAP/P-TPEG had an excellent thermal stability. The LAP/P-TPEG solution test showed a shear thinning behavior. The results demonstrate that LAP/P-TPEG can improve the rheology of WBDFs before and after aging at 240 °C and can resist 15 wt % NaCl. LAP/P-TPEG formed a strong adsorption with bentonite through hydrogen bonds and electrostatic interactions. LAP, P-TPEG, and bentonite formed a “reversible” “dual” spatial network structure in WBDFs, improving the rheology and the suspension, cutting-carrying, and wellbore-cleaning abilities of the drilling fluid under ultrahigh temperature and high salt.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 83%

Nanolaponite/Comb Polymer Composite as a Rheological Modifier for Water-Based Drilling Fluids

Yang

Ren

Sun

et al. 2023

ACS Appl. Nano Mater.

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“…NaCl and CaCl 2 were chosen as materials in salt contamination analysis of drilling uid due to their ability to mimic the salt content in oil basins, their impact on rheological behavior and their interaction with polymers and biopolymers in drilling uids. 24,25 All materials were commercially available and procured from Sigma-Aldrich.…”

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An experimental investigation into the rheological behavior and filtration loss properties of water-based drilling fluid enhanced with a polyethyleneimine-grafted graphene oxide nanocomposite

Abdullah,

Ridha,

Mohshim

et al. 2024

RSC Adv.

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“…Due to its high solubility, biodegradability, renewability and easy availability, tailorable rheological properties, excellent flocculability and adsorption characteristic, thixotropy and unique shear-thinning behavior, sodium alginate has also been used as an alternative additive in various drilling fluid. Guo et al [97] investigated the utilization of sodium alginate to improve the rheological properties and filtration performance of water-based drilling fluids. The results proved that a small quantity of sodium alginate (0.3 wt%) can greatly improve the rheological properties and effectively enhance the filtration performance.…”

Section: Other Natural Polymers As Filtrate Reducersmentioning

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“…Guo et al. [ 97 ] investigated the utilization of sodium alginate to improve the rheological properties and filtration performance of water‐based drilling fluids. The results proved that a small quantity of sodium alginate (0.3 wt%) can greatly improve the rheological properties and effectively enhance the filtration performance.…”

Section: Natural Polymers and Their Derivatives As Filtrate Reducersmentioning

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A Review in Polymers for Fluid Loss Control in Drilling Operations

Li,

Gao,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Macro Chemistry & Physics

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The ever‐increasing consumption of fossil energy highlights the urgent need to develop technologies to ensure the efficient drilling and exploration of oil and gas resources mainly distributed in deep and ultra‐deep layers. The complex geological conditions in deep formations with the feature of high temperature, high pressure and high salinity result in some very high requirements for the performance of drilling fluids. Various additives were demonstrated to decide the physicochemical properties and functional characteristics of water‐based drilling fluids that have been widely used to drill over 80% of wells. As one of the most crucial and most widely used additives in water‐based drilling fluids, various polymeric filtrate reducers play an important role in minimizing fluid loss, maintaining wellbore stability, ensuring drilling safety and efficiency as well as avoiding formation damage. Herein we comprehensively summarized the design, preparation and applications of polymer‐based filtrate reducers for fluid loss control in drilling operation. The spotlight is centered on the design strategies and structure‐property‐performance relationships of polymeric filtrate reducers to minimize fluid loss under high temperature, high pressure, and high salinity conditions in the deep formation. Future perspectives for achieving excellent comprehensive performance are also discussed to motivate new strategies and technologies to design and develop high‐performance water‐based drilling fluids with optimal rheological and filtration properties.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

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Sodium alginate as an eco-friendly rheology modifier and salt-tolerant fluid loss additive in water-based drilling fluids

Abstract: Sodium alginate bio-polymer exhibits better rheology regulation and fluid loss control performance upon salt contamination, thus confers practical applicability that could extend to the preparation of saltwater-based and inhibitive drilling fluids.

Cited by 17 publications

References 64 publications

Nanolaponite/Comb Polymer Composite as a Rheological Modifier for Water-Based Drilling Fluids

Nanolaponite/Comb Polymer Composite as a Rheological Modifier for Water-Based Drilling Fluids

An experimental investigation into the rheological behavior and filtration loss properties of water-based drilling fluid enhanced with a polyethyleneimine-grafted graphene oxide nanocomposite

A Review in Polymers for Fluid Loss Control in Drilling Operations

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