Improving the filtration properties for manganese tetroxide mud utilizing perlite particles to drill wide-range permeability sandstone formation
Abstract A required feature of any drilling formulation is to mitigate the formation damage by having an excellent filtration and filter cake properties. The key factor for preventing and limiting formation damage is to improve the sealing qualities of the planned drilling fluid. In this study, a ne...
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| description | Abstract A required feature of any drilling formulation is to mitigate the formation damage by having an excellent filtration and filter cake properties. The key factor for preventing and limiting formation damage is to improve the sealing qualities of the planned drilling fluid. In this study, a new novel filtration agent called “perlite” was introduced for improving the manganese tetroxide mud cake ability for better sealing features. The perlite particles were loaded to formulation containing the manganese tetroxide as weighting agent. The water-based drilling mud was designed at high densities (14.25 and 17.2 ppg). Perlite was added in varied concentrations to reach the optimum performance. The filtration test conducted at reservoir temperature of 250 °F and a differential pressure of 300 psi to form the filter cake. The tests were performed using sandstone cores with two different permeability categories (low and high permeabilities) as the filtration media. This gave the full picture of perlite performance as implemented for different formation properties and considering the drilling fluid properties. The formed filter cake structure and chemical composition was evaluated using scanning electron energy-dispersive X-ray (SEM–EDS). The presented results illustrated how the perlite was compatible to be added to the manganese tetroxide weighting agents in the same formulation. In addition, it has the capacity to improve the filter cake's sealing qualities, lowering the filtration volume by 41% and the filter cake internal and external layers permeability by 58% and 25%, respectively. Moreover, the EDS analysis showed that the perlite particles are concentrated generally in the internal layer of the filter cake. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9cc1324e72144777a1ad2d54d41c3fe42022-12-22T03:35:15ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-11-0112111210.1038/s41598-022-21897-8Improving the filtration properties for manganese tetroxide mud utilizing perlite particles to drill wide-range permeability sandstone formationJaber B. Al Jaberi0Badr Bageri1Salaheldin Elkatatny2Department of Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsCenter for Integrative Petroleum Research, King Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsDepartment of Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsAbstract A required feature of any drilling formulation is to mitigate the formation damage by having an excellent filtration and filter cake properties. The key factor for preventing and limiting formation damage is to improve the sealing qualities of the planned drilling fluid. In this study, a new novel filtration agent called “perlite” was introduced for improving the manganese tetroxide mud cake ability for better sealing features. The perlite particles were loaded to formulation containing the manganese tetroxide as weighting agent. The water-based drilling mud was designed at high densities (14.25 and 17.2 ppg). Perlite was added in varied concentrations to reach the optimum performance. The filtration test conducted at reservoir temperature of 250 °F and a differential pressure of 300 psi to form the filter cake. The tests were performed using sandstone cores with two different permeability categories (low and high permeabilities) as the filtration media. This gave the full picture of perlite performance as implemented for different formation properties and considering the drilling fluid properties. The formed filter cake structure and chemical composition was evaluated using scanning electron energy-dispersive X-ray (SEM–EDS). The presented results illustrated how the perlite was compatible to be added to the manganese tetroxide weighting agents in the same formulation. In addition, it has the capacity to improve the filter cake's sealing qualities, lowering the filtration volume by 41% and the filter cake internal and external layers permeability by 58% and 25%, respectively. Moreover, the EDS analysis showed that the perlite particles are concentrated generally in the internal layer of the filter cake.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21897-8 |
| spellingShingle | Jaber B. Al Jaberi Badr Bageri Salaheldin Elkatatny Improving the filtration properties for manganese tetroxide mud utilizing perlite particles to drill wide-range permeability sandstone formation Scientific Reports |
| title | Improving the filtration properties for manganese tetroxide mud utilizing perlite particles to drill wide-range permeability sandstone formation |
| title_full | Improving the filtration properties for manganese tetroxide mud utilizing perlite particles to drill wide-range permeability sandstone formation |
| title_fullStr | Improving the filtration properties for manganese tetroxide mud utilizing perlite particles to drill wide-range permeability sandstone formation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving the filtration properties for manganese tetroxide mud utilizing perlite particles to drill wide-range permeability sandstone formation |
| title_short | Improving the filtration properties for manganese tetroxide mud utilizing perlite particles to drill wide-range permeability sandstone formation |
| title_sort | improving the filtration properties for manganese tetroxide mud utilizing perlite particles to drill wide range permeability sandstone formation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21897-8 |
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