The Effects of Glass Bubbles, Clay, Xanthan Gum and Starch Concentrations on the Density of Lightweight Biopolymer Drilling Fluid
It is an open secret that currently oil and gas industry is focusing on increasing hydrocarbon production through underbalanced drilling (UBD) and finding ways to ensure the drilling process is less harmful to the environment. Water-based biopolymer drilling fluids are preferred compared to oil base...
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| author | Nee, L.S. Mohamed Jan, B. Si Ali, B. Noor, I.M. |
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| description | It is an open secret that currently oil and gas industry is focusing on increasing hydrocarbon production through underbalanced drilling (UBD) and finding ways to ensure the drilling process is less harmful to the environment. Water-based biopolymer drilling fluids are preferred compared to oil based drilling fluids owing to the fact that it causes less pollution to the environment. This paper investigates the effects of varying concentrations of environmentally safe raw materials, namely glass bubbles, clay, xanthan gum and starch concentrations on the density of the formulated biopolymer drilling fluid to ensure that it is suitable for UBD. As material concentrations were varied, the density for each sample was measured at ambient temperature and pressure. Results showed that the final fluid densities are within acceptable values for UBD (6.78 to 6.86 lb/gal). It is concluded that the formulated water-based biopolymer drilling fluid is suitable to be used in UBD operation. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-119042015-01-12T07:40:56Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/11904/ The Effects of Glass Bubbles, Clay, Xanthan Gum and Starch Concentrations on the Density of Lightweight Biopolymer Drilling Fluid Nee, L.S. Mohamed Jan, B. Si Ali, B. Noor, I.M. TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TP Chemical technology It is an open secret that currently oil and gas industry is focusing on increasing hydrocarbon production through underbalanced drilling (UBD) and finding ways to ensure the drilling process is less harmful to the environment. Water-based biopolymer drilling fluids are preferred compared to oil based drilling fluids owing to the fact that it causes less pollution to the environment. This paper investigates the effects of varying concentrations of environmentally safe raw materials, namely glass bubbles, clay, xanthan gum and starch concentrations on the density of the formulated biopolymer drilling fluid to ensure that it is suitable for UBD. As material concentrations were varied, the density for each sample was measured at ambient temperature and pressure. Results showed that the final fluid densities are within acceptable values for UBD (6.78 to 6.86 lb/gal). It is concluded that the formulated water-based biopolymer drilling fluid is suitable to be used in UBD operation. Trans Tech Publications 2014 Article PeerReviewed Nee, L.S. and Mohamed Jan, B. and Si Ali, B. and Noor, I.M. (2014) The Effects of Glass Bubbles, Clay, Xanthan Gum and Starch Concentrations on the Density of Lightweight Biopolymer Drilling Fluid. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 625. pp. 526-529. ISSN 1660-9336, DOI https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.625.526 <https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.625.526>. http://www.scientific.net/AMM.625.526 http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.625.526 |
| spellingShingle | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TP Chemical technology Nee, L.S. Mohamed Jan, B. Si Ali, B. Noor, I.M. The Effects of Glass Bubbles, Clay, Xanthan Gum and Starch Concentrations on the Density of Lightweight Biopolymer Drilling Fluid |
| title | The Effects of Glass Bubbles, Clay, Xanthan Gum and Starch Concentrations on the Density of Lightweight Biopolymer Drilling Fluid |
| title_full | The Effects of Glass Bubbles, Clay, Xanthan Gum and Starch Concentrations on the Density of Lightweight Biopolymer Drilling Fluid |
| title_fullStr | The Effects of Glass Bubbles, Clay, Xanthan Gum and Starch Concentrations on the Density of Lightweight Biopolymer Drilling Fluid |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of Glass Bubbles, Clay, Xanthan Gum and Starch Concentrations on the Density of Lightweight Biopolymer Drilling Fluid |
| title_short | The Effects of Glass Bubbles, Clay, Xanthan Gum and Starch Concentrations on the Density of Lightweight Biopolymer Drilling Fluid |
| title_sort | effects of glass bubbles clay xanthan gum and starch concentrations on the density of lightweight biopolymer drilling fluid |
| topic | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TP Chemical technology |
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