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Drilling fluids were prepared as aqueous dispersions using nano sized particles of soluble polymers. These
polymer additives were carboxy methylcellulose, as viscosity controller, and poly-hydroxy ethylmethacrylate,
as fluid loss reducer. The dispersions were characterized from the rheological point of view analyzing the
influence of polymer particle granulometry and the effect of pH. The drilling fluid compositions were
contaminated with electrolytes (NaCl and CaCl2) and with bentonite, both dry and pre-hydrated, in order to
observe the rheology changes. Due to electrolyte coagulation, stability problems were reported. In addition,
it was performed a treatment of density increasing by adding solid particles of calcium carbonate; their
contribution to the system rheology was evaluated. The filtration process was taken into consideration by
measuring the filtrate rheological behavior in order to assess the presence of polymer particles in the filtrate.
Keywords: rheology, polymer additives, drilling fluids, contamination
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Table 1
THE STANDARD PROPERTIES OF
DRILLING FLUIDS
Conclusions
The introduction of nano sized polymer additives in
drilling fluids affects their flowing behaviour, as well as
their filtrate nature.
The dispersions with CMC in nano sized particles have
lower absolute values of the shear stress, though the pH
influence is more significant. For both particle granulometry,
the weak alkaline pH is diminishing the rheological
performances; at a greater pH, the flowing properties are
enhanced.
After adding pHEMA in nano granulometry it can be
noticed that the dispersion becomes fairly stable to the pH
effect and it maintains at intermediary values.
The contamination with nano sized bentonite increases
considerably the shear stress by a synergetic effect of
bentonite, both dry and pre-hydrated. The pH influence is
enhanced in the case of the pre-hydrated bentonite
contamination.
The contamination with sodium chloride increases the
viscosity, while the contamination with calcium chloride
is affecting the system stability. At alkaline pH, the calcium
chloride contaminated drilling fluid looses all stability and
coagulates.
Thus, by using drilling fluids with nano size polymer
additives it can be obtained a reduced filtration which
produces, at the same time, a filtrate with enhanced oil
recovery properties.
The authors recognize financial support from the POSDRU/89/1.5/S/
54785 project: Postdoctoral Program for Advanced Research in the
field of nanomaterials.
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