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Effect of the surface charge of entrapped polypropylene at nanosilica-composite on cuttings transport capacity of water-based muds

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Field experience has shown that inadequate cuttings transportation and hole cleaning results in wellbore drilling challenges, such as pipe sticking, high torque and drag, low rate of penetration, formation damage, etc. Designing a drilling mud with optimum rheological properties would be crucial to improve cuttings transportation efficiency. Several studies have shown that drilling muds that combine polymers with silica nanoparticles (SiO2 NPs) to form polymer nanocomposite (PNC) can effectively modify the rheology and enhance the filtration properties of water-based muds (WBMs). Studies on the significant decrease of the yield point that may lead to a huge reduction in the transport capacity of drilled cuttings using polypropylene-silica nanocomposite (PSNC) have not been reported. In this study, the effect of surface charge of newly developed PSNC on rheological and filtration characteristics of WBMs were examined. The results from zeta potential measurements showed that the newly developed PSNC and bentonite particles are both negatively charged at different levels of pH, which would lead to decrease in the yield point of the PSNC bearing mud samples. This problem was resolved using (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane (APTES) to modify the surface of the newly developed PSNC. From the experimental results, the amino-modified PSNC showed better performance in controlling filtration and modifying rheology than the unmodified PSNC due to the electrostatic attraction between bentonite and modified PSNC. The concentration of 1.5 g of the modified PSNC has a significantly higher yield point of 16.0 lb/100 ft2 than the unmodified PSNC with 6.4 lb/100 ft2 at 78 °F; demonstrating its capacity to provide better cuttings transportation than the unmodified PSNC. The surface functionalization of the newly developed PSNC in WBMs showed promising results in the rheology and filtration properties which demonstrates the viability of using them in drilling operations.

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Abbreviations

API:

American petroleum institute

APTES:

(3-Aminopropyl) triethoxysilane

EDX:

Energy dispersive X-ray

FCT:

Filter cake thickness

FESEM:

Field emission scanning electron microscopy

FL:

Filtrate loss volume

FTIR:

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

GS:

Gel strength

HLB:

Hydrophile-lipophile balance

HPHT:

High pressure high temperature

LPSA:

Laser particle size analyzer

NP:

Nanoparticle

PAC LV:

Low viscosity polyanionic cellulose

PE-b-PEG:

Poly ethylene-block-poly(ethylene glycol)

PNC:

Polymer nanocomposite

PP:

Polypropylene

PSD:

Particle size distribution

PSNC:

Polypropylene-silica nanocomposite

PV:

Plastic viscosity

SiO2 NP:

Silica nanoparticle

SiO2 :

Silica/silicon dioxide

TEOS:

Tetraethyl orthosilicate

TGA:

Thermal gravimetric analysis

WBM:

Water-based mud

YP:

Yield point

ζ-potential:

Zeta potential

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The authors wish to thank the Research Management Centre of UTM by providing the research grant (vote no. Q. J130000.2546.17H77) and the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Learning for their support.

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  1. Department of Petroleum Engineering, School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

    Jeffrey O. Oseh, M. N. A. Mohd Norddin, Issham Ismail, Abdul R. Ismail, Afeez O. Gbadamosi & Augustine Agi

  2. Malaysia Petroleum Resources Corporation Institute for Oil and Gas (MPRC-UTM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

    Jeffrey O. Oseh, M. N. A. Mohd Norddin, Issham Ismail & Abdul R. Ismail

  3. Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, Afe Babalola University, P.M.B. 5454, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

    Jeffrey O. Oseh & Afeez O. Gbadamosi

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Oseh, J.O., Norddin, M.N.A.M., Ismail, I. et al. Effect of the surface charge of entrapped polypropylene at nanosilica-composite on cuttings transport capacity of water-based muds. Appl Nanosci 10, 61–82 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-019-01063-9

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