Experimental Investigation of Water Based Drilling Mud by using Graphene

Vamsi Krishna Kudapa*
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Periodicity:July - September'2022
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jms.10.2.19037

Abstract

In the oil and gas industry, the need for a particular composition-based drilling mud is characterized by its rheological and fluid loss properties. Enhancing these properties will increase the efficiency of drilling fluid and, hence, the wellbore damage will be controlled. Recent advancements show that the application of nanoparticles in drilling fluids will enhance their efficiency. This research investigates the influence of adding graphene nanoparticles on the performance of water-based drilling fluids. The main objective of this experiment was to investigate the effect of nanoparticles on water-based drilling mud with different concentrations of nanoparticles added to the mud.

Keywords

Water Based Mud, Nanoparticles, Plastic Viscosity, Yield Point, Apparent Viscosity, Lubricity Tester, Coefficient of Friction.

How to Cite this Article?

Kudapa, V. K. (2022). Experimental Investigation of Water Based Drilling Mud by using Graphene. i-manager’s Journal on Material Science, 10(2), 9-16. https://doi.org/10.26634/jms.10.2.19037

References

[1]. Abdou, M. I., Al-Sabagh, A. M., Ahmed, H. E. S., & Fadl, A. M. (2018). Impact of barite and ilmenite mixture on enhancing the drilling mud weight. Egyptian Journal of Petroleum, 27(4), 955-967. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpe.2018.02.004
[2]. AlBajalan, A. R., & Haias, H. K. (2021). Evaluation of the performance of conventional water-based mud characteristics by applying zinc oxide and silica dioxide nanoparticle materials for a selected well in the Kurdistan/Iraq oil field. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2021. Article 4376366. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/4376366
[3]. Al-Khdheeawi, E. A., & Mahdi, D. S. (2019). Apparent viscosity prediction of water-based muds using empirical correlation and an artificial neural network. Energies, 12(16), Article 3067. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12163067
[4]. Alvi, M. A. A., Belayneh, M., Bandyopadhyay, S., & Minde, M. W. (2020). Effect of iron oxide nanoparticles on the properties of water-based drilling fluids. Energies, 13(24), Article 6718. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13246718
[5]. Bég, O. A., Espinoza, D. E., Kadir, A., Shamshuddin, M. D., & Sohail, A. (2018). Experimental study of improved rheology and lubricity of drilling fluids enhanced with nano-particles. Applied Nanoscience, 8(5), 1069-1090. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-018-0746-4
[6]. Delikesheva, D., Syzdykov, A. K., Ismailova, J., Kabdushev, A., & Bukayeva, G. (2020). Measurement of the plastic viscosity and yield point of drilling fluids. International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, 13(1), 58-65.
[7]. Dora, T. K., Krishna, K. V., Iqbal, M. I., & Ranjan, A. (in press). An experimental analysis on nanoparticles role in drilling fluids. Materials Today: Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.06.001
[8]. Mansoor, H. H. A., Devarapu, S. R., Samuel, R., Sangwai, J. S., & Ponmani, S. (2022). Investigation of chia based copper oxide nanofluid for water based drilling fluid: An experimental approach. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 107, Article 104775. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2022.104775
[9]. Mansoor, H. H. A., Devarapu, S. R., Samuel, R., Sharma, T., & Ponmani, S. (2021). Experimental investigation of aloe-vera-based CuO nanofluid as a novel additive in improving the rheological and filtration properties of water-based drilling fluid. SPE Drilling & Completion, 36(3), 542-551. https://doi.org/10.2118/205004-PA
[10]. Parizad, A., Shahbazi, K., & Tanha, A. A. (2018a). SiO2 nanoparticle and KCl salt effects on filtration and thixotropical behavior of polymeric water based drilling fluid: With zeta potential and size analysis. Results in Physics, 9, 1656-1665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2018.04.037
[11]. Parizad, A., Shahbazi, K., & Tanha, A. A. (2018b). Enhancement of polymeric water-based drilling fluid properties using nanoparticles. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 170, 813-828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.06.081
[12]. Ponmani, S., Kumar, G., Khan, S., Babu, A. N., Reddy, M., Kumar, G. S., & Reddy, D. S. (2019). Improvement of anti-sag and rheological properties of water based muds using nano-barite. Materials Today: Proceedings, 17, 176-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2019.06.416
[13]. Prince, M. J. A., Avula, V. R., & Kudapa, V. K. (2022). Investigation of anionic in place of cationic surfactants onto oil wet carbonate surfaces for improving recovery. Materials Today: Proceedings, 52, 825-828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.10.213
[14]. Salih, A. H., Elshehabi, T. A., & Bilgesu, H. I. (2016, September). Impact of nanomaterials on the rheological and filtration properties of water-based drilling fluids. In SPE Eastern Regional Meeting. Article SPE-184067-MS. https://doi.org/10.2118/184067-MS
[15]. Shaik, A. H., & Reddy, D. S. (2017). Formation of 2D and 3D superlattices of silver nanoparticles inside an emulsion droplet. Materials Research Express, 4(3), Article 035043. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/aa5e5b
[16]. Sharma, P., & Kudapa, V. K. (2021). Rheological study of fluid flow model through computational flow dynamics analysis and its implications in mud hydraulics. Materials Today: Proceedings, 47, 5326-5333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.06.058
[17]. William, J. K. M., Ponmani, S., Samuel, R., Nagarajan, R., & Sangwai, J. S. (2014). Effect of CuO and ZnO nanofluids in xanthan gum on thermal, electrical and high pressure rheology of water-based drilling fluids. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 117, 15-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2014.03.005
If you have access to this article please login to view the article or kindly login to purchase the article

Purchase Instant Access

Single Article

North Americas,UK,
Middle East,Europe
India Rest of world
USD EUR INR USD-ROW
Pdf 35 35 200 20
Online 35 35 200 15
Pdf & Online 35 35 400 25

Options for accessing this content:
  • If you would like institutional access to this content, please recommend the title to your librarian.
    Library Recommendation Form
  • If you already have i-manager's user account: Login above and proceed to purchase the article.
  • New Users: Please register, then proceed to purchase the article.