An ecological water-based drilling mud (WBM) with low cost: substitution of polymers by wood wastes
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DOI: 10.1007/s13202-018-0469-9
Abstract: An ecologically friendly water-based drilling mud (WBM) was designed by using wood wastes (WP: wood powder) in order to substitute the organic polymers which are very expensive and often make the higher cost of the… read more here.
Keywords: drilling mud; based drilling; water based; substitution ... See more keywords
Identification of gas inflow zones in the COSC-1 borehole (Jämtland, central Sweden) by drilling mud gas monitoring, downhole geophysical logging and drill core analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2019.104513
Abstract: Abstract On-line monitoring of drilling mud gas was for the first time applied during continuous wireline coring of the COSC-1 borehole (Jamtland, central Sweden) to analyse formation gases and to identify inflow gas zones. Nearly… read more here.
Keywords: drilling mud; cosc borehole; central sweden; gas ... See more keywords
Radiological survey of the covered and uncovered drilling mud depository.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.10.020
Abstract: In petroleum engineering, the produced drilling mud sometimes contains elevated amounts of natural radioactivity. In this study, a remediated Hungarian drilling mud depository was investigated from a radiological perspective. The depository was monitored before and… read more here.
Keywords: drilling mud; mud depository; radon; soil gas ... See more keywords
Experimental investigation and rheological behaviors of water-based drilling mud contained starch-ZnO nanofluids through response surface methodology
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DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.11.142
Abstract: Abstract The study of rheological properties is one of the essential aspects in designing drilling mud and its performance in operational conditions. The adding nanoparticles and natural polymers such as starch in drilling mud is… read more here.
Keywords: water based; methodology; based drilling; starch zno ... See more keywords
Cuttings transport in maxi HDD boreholes with front reaming and one way drilling mud return technologies
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2017.11.015
Abstract: Abstract Cuttings transport becomes critical important when horizontal directional drilling (HDD) technology has been used more often in long distance and large diameter oil and gas pipeline construction in rocks. Front reaming (FR) and one… read more here.
Keywords: cuttings transport; drilling mud; mud return; hdd ... See more keywords
Calculation of safe drilling mud density window for shale formation by considering chemo-poro-mechanical coupling effect
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DOI: 10.1016/s1876-3804(19)60280-6
Abstract: Abstract It is difficult to define safe drilling mud density window for shale sections. To solve this problem, the general Biot effective stress principle developed by Heidug and Wong was modified. The Weibull statistical model… read more here.
Keywords: drilling fluid; safe drilling; density; pressure ... See more keywords
H2S Scavenging Capacity and Rheological Properties of Water-Based Drilling Muds
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DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c04953
Abstract: Drilling hydrocarbon formations where hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is present could lead to the carryover of H2S with the drilling mud (i.e., drilling fluid) to the surface, exposing working personnel to this lethal gas. Additionally, H2S… read more here.
Keywords: drilling muds; drilling mud; h2s scavenging; drilling ... See more keywords
Synergistic Effect of Polyaspartate and Polyethylene Glycol on Lubrication Performance of the Water-Based Drilling Mud
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DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01361
Abstract: The poor lubrication performance of water-based drilling mud hinders its application in the drilling process of extended, reach horizontal wells. To overcome this shortcoming, polyaspartate (PA) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) were used to improve the… read more here.
Keywords: drilling mud; water based; based drilling;
Effect of Drilling Mud Density and Flow Rate on Tri-Cone Bit Pressure Drop
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DOI: 10.11648/j.fm.20170304.12
Abstract: In this study, non Newtonian turbulent flow simulation was obtained through a drill bit to show the effect of flow rate, drilling mud density, and nozzle size on the tri-cone bit pressure drop calculations. Nozzle… read more here.
Keywords: drilling mud; flow rate; mud density; pressure drop ... See more keywords
Increasing the Thermal Resistance of Water-Based Mud for Drilling Geothermal Wells
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DOI: 10.3390/en17184537
Abstract: Energy demand and growing environmental concerns have fueled increased interest in geothermal drilling in recent decades. The high temperature and pressure in the boreholes present significant challenges to drilling, particularly in terms of the selection… read more here.
Keywords: thermal resistance; drilling mud; increasing thermal; mud ... See more keywords
The Effect of Biopolymer Chitosan on the Rheology and Stability of Na-Bentonite Drilling Mud
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DOI: 10.3390/polym13193361
Abstract: The utilization of greens resources is a grand challenge for this century. A lot of efforts are paid to substitute toxic ingredients of the conventional drilling mud system with nontoxic natural materials. In this paper,… read more here.
Keywords: drilling mud; stability; rheology; chitosan rheology ... See more keywords