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    Novel Clay/silica Nanocomposite in WB Drilling Fluids

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    1) Clay/silica nanoparticles were evaluated as additives in water-based drilling fluids to improve rheological and filtration properties. 2) Particle size analysis showed both clay/silica nanoparticles and silica nanoparticles had diameters between 1-5 nm and 5-20 nm. 3) The addition of clay/silica nanoparticles and silica nanoparticles increased the yield point and plastic viscosity of water-based drilling fluids at both 25°C and 90°C, with clay/silica nanoparticles providing greater improvements. 4) Filtration tests found clay/silica nanoparticle-treated water-based fluids formed more effective filter cakes than silica nanoparticle-

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    1) Clay/silica nanoparticles were evaluated as additives in water-based drilling fluids to improve rheological and filtration properties. 2) Particle size analysis showed both clay/silica nanoparticles and silica nanoparticles had diameters between 1-5 nm and 5-20 nm. 3) The addition of clay/silica nanoparticles and silica nanoparticles increased the yield point and plastic viscosity of water-based drilling fluids at both 25°C and 90°C, with clay/silica nanoparticles providing greater improvements. 4) Filtration tests found clay/silica nanoparticle-treated water-based fluids formed more effective filter cakes than silica nanoparticle-

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    1) Clay/silica nanoparticles were evaluated as additives in water-based drilling fluids to improve rheological and filtration properties. 2) Particle size analysis showed both clay/silica nanoparticles and silica nanoparticles had diameters between 1-5 nm and 5-20 nm. 3) The addition of clay/silica nanoparticles and silica nanoparticles increased the yield point and plastic viscosity of water-based drilling fluids at both 25°C and 90°C, with clay/silica nanoparticles providing greater improvements. 4) Filtration tests found clay/silica nanoparticle-treated water-based fluids formed more effective filter cakes than silica nanoparticle-

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    Novel Clay/silica Nanocomposite in WB Drilling Fluids

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    Novel Clay/silica

    Nanocomposite in WB drilling
    fluids
    INTRODUCTION

    • With the recent development in nanoparticle technology, number of studies have


    evaluated the possibility of using nanoparticles (NPs) in petroleum industry.
    • Nanoparticles have high surface area to volume ratio giving improved surface
    dependent material properties.
    • Some studies revealed that the clay and silica nanoparticles can be used to improve
    rheological properties.
    • Furthermore, recent studies showed that NPs can decrease the fluid permeation into
    shale formations and therefore act as a shale inhibitor additive in water base drilling
    fluid.
    • The pore throat size shale formations varies between 10 and 30 nm, while the smallest
    drilling fluid additives such as barite and bentonite are typically in the size range of
    100 to 10,000 nm, and cannot seal the shale pore throats.
    DLS Analysis of NPs

    • Two types of nanoparticles


    as additives for WBs were
    reported: Clay/SiO2 and
    SiO2 nanoparticles.
    Particle size distribution
    from DLS data agreed with
    TEM data showing
    samples with particles
    having diameters between
    1 and >10 nm with the
    most frequent population
    having diameters between Transmission electron microscope (TEM) images of nanoparticles
    1-5 and 5-20 nm. of (a) CS (b) SiO2
    Formulation
    of Drilling
    Fluids

    Using polymer in drilling mud will improve the distribution of NPs through
    the drilling mud composition.
    Rheology of nano-WBs

    The total percentage enhancement in yield point and plastic viscosities at 25°C after addition of the CS and NPs are 40% and
    70%, respectively, while that after addition of the SiO2 NPs are 22% and 41%. Also, the total percentage enhancement in
    yield point and plastic viscosities at 90 °C after addition of CS NPs are 65% and 82%, respectively, while that after addition of
    the SiO2 NPs are 38% and 53% respectively. In general, the yield point difference between basic fluids and fluids with NPs is
    considerably higher. This indicated that the addition of nano CS in the WB has helped to improve the rheological stability
    against the temperature
    Filtration of nano-
    WBs

    In Fig.(b and c) we can notice that there is significantly more invasion of NPs between porous micro
    channels due to impermeable thin nano filter cake, compared to left image (a). Discuss the difference
    between CS and SiO2, e.g., the smaller particle size of CS led to more effective plugging.
    Filtrate volume results for fluid-loss samples for CS-WBs (S2-S5) and SiO2–WBs (S6-S9) at a) 25 ºC and b) 90 ºC compared with
    base WB (S1).
    REFERENCE
    • Cheraghian, G., Wu, Q., Mostofi, M., Li, M. C., Afrand, M., &
    Sangwai, J. S. (2018). Effect of a novel clay/silica
    nanocomposite on water-based drilling fluids: Improvements in
    rheological and filtration properties. Colloids and Surfaces A:
    Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 555, 339-350.

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