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Interfacial Friction Evolution in an Oil-Based Drilling Fluid Environment: An Atomic Understanding from ReaxFF Simulations
This paper investigates the evolutionary behavior of interfacial friction in the oil-based drilling fluid environment using ReaxFF molecular dynamics...
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Rheology assessment and barite sag in a typical North Sea oil-based drilling fluid at HPHT conditions
The occurrence of barite sag in drilling fluids has relatively often been the cause for gas kicks in oilwell drilling. The subsequent absorption of...
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Waste to a commodity: the utilization of waste cooking oil for the formulation of oil-based drilling mud with H2S scavenging capability bestowed by the incorporation of ZIF-67
Exposure to hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) can result in severe health and safety issues for workers and the drilling structures, leading to significant...
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Comparing the Tribological Performance of Water-Based and Oil-Based Drilling Fluids in Diamond–Rock Contacts
Oil-based drilling fluids are usually assumed to provide lower friction compared to their water-based alternatives. However, clear evidence for this...
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Harnessing zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) nanoparticles for enhancing H2S scavenging capacity of waste vegetable oil-based drilling fluids
The release of toxic hydrogen sulfide gas from subsurface oil wells during oil and gas drilling operations leads to serious health and safety...
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Polymer grafted graphene via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP): A rheology improver in oil-based drilling fluids
Oil-based mud(OBM) drilling fluids are widely used due to their distinct rheological properties compared to water-based mud(WBM). Using graphene...
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A comprehensive study of the effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes as an additive on the properties of oil-based drilling fluids
Carbon tubes, due to their unsurpassed aspect ratio, are a unique nanomaterial. The effect of carbon nanotube additions on the rheology of...
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Green drilling fluid additives for a sustainable hole-cleaning performance: a comprehensive review
Drilling fluids are the core of drilling operations, and they are responsible for many roles, such as lubricating drill string, cooling down drilling...
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Review of Polymers and Coagulants Used for Flocculation of Drilling Fluid
Drilling fluids used in the oil industry produce a lot of effluents that require proper treatment before their disposal. Efficient...
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Copper nanowires as an additive to water-based drilling fluid
3D nanostructures, such as nanoparticles, it is the most used nanomaterial. However, 1D nanostructures such as nanowires (NWs) have equivalent...
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Investigation of the Effect of a Polymer–Colloidal Drilling Fluid on the Pore Space of Rocks
AbstractUsing electron-microscopy methods, the effect of the nature of polymer–colloidal drilling fluids on the pore space in carbonate reservoirs of...
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Physicomechanical Properties of Compositions Based on Butadiene–Nitrile Rubbers after Long-Term Exposure to a Drilling Fluid
AbstractThe influence of a drilling fluid on the physicomechanical properties of commercial rubbers of two types (RTD-1, RTD-2), which are used as...
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Organic-Sulfonate Functionalized Graphene as a High Temperature Lubricant for Efficient Antifriction and Antiwear in Water Based Drilling Fluid
The lubricity of drilling fluid resistant to high-temperature over 200 ℃ is still one of the technological breakthroughs. In this study, the graphene...
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Bentonite-free water-based drilling fluids at HP/HT condition: a rheometric analysis
The bentonite-free water-based drilling fluid aids in reducing formation damage in offshore operations in ultra-deep wells. In this scenario, the...
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Experiential investigations for shale–fluid interaction and identification of novel chemical additives as efficient shale swelling inhibitor
AbstractThe shale instability is a great challenge for both conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon exploitation. Although numerous chemical...
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Application of manganese oxide nanoparticles synthesized via green route for improved performance of water-based drilling fluids
A significant parameter in the drilling of a petroleum wellbore is to design a drilling fluid with good control on its rheology and fluid loss...
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Effects of Sliding Speed on Corrosion and Tribo-Corrosion of Carbon Steel in Emulsion-Based Drilling Fluids with Green Corrosion Inhibitors
Tribo-corrosion of materials is affected by their properties, contact condition, and environmental aggressiveness. In this study, we investigated the...
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High performance-branched microgels as universal viscosifiers for water-based drilling fluids
AbstractImplementing the use of universal polymer-based viscosifiers that can tolerate the variety of water-based fluids used in drilling operations...
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Vibration Dam** Systems with Shear Thickening Fluid
This chapter presents the state-of-the-art technology of shear thickening fluid (STF)-included vibration dam** systems based on a literature...
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Enhancing Water-Based Mud Properties with Sodium Lignosulfonate Polymer and Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles: A Study on Interfacial Tension and Aging Behavior
Water-based mud (WBM) is extensively utilized as a drilling fluid because of its cost-effectiveness and eco-friendly nature. This study aims to...