A comprehensive review of nanoparticles: Effect on water-based drilling fluids and wellbore stability

AH Abdullah, S Ridha, DF Mohshim, M Yusuf… - Chemosphere, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Wellbore stability in shale is a recurring crisis during oil and gas well drilling. The adsorption
of water and ions from drilling fluid by shale, which causes clay swelling, is the primary …

[HTML][HTML] Nanomaterial-based drilling fluids for exploitation of unconventional reservoirs: a review

M Ali, HH Jarni, A Aftab, AR Ismail, NMC Saady… - Energies, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The world's energy demand is steadily increasing where it has now become difficult for
conventional hydrocarbon reservoir to meet levels of demand. Therefore, oil and gas …

Environmental friendliness and high performance of multifunctional tween 80/ZnO-nanoparticles-added water-based drilling fluid: an experimental approach

A Aftab, M Ali, MF Sahito, US Mohanty… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
The energy industry is exploring sustainable chemistry and engineering solutions for
exploitation of shale reservoirs. Smectite-rich shale is challenging to drill with traditional …

Influence of tailor-made TiO2/API bentonite nanocomposite on drilling mud performance: Towards enhanced drilling operations

A Aftab, M Ali, M Arif, S Panhwar, NMC Saady… - Applied Clay …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
A novel tailor-made TiO 2 nanoparticles-bentonite (TNBT) nanocomposite-enhanced drilling
mud was tested. The drilling mud showed excellent performance;(i) lubricity was …

[HTML][HTML] Utilization of eco-friendly waste generated nanomaterials in water-based drilling fluids; state of the art review

R Ikram, B Mohamed Jan, A Sidek, G Kenanakis - Materials, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
An important aspect of hydrocarbon drilling is the usage of drilling fluids, which remove drill
cuttings and stabilize the wellbore to provide better filtration. To stabilize these properties …

Review of biodegradable synthetic-based drilling fluid: Progression, performance and future prospect

SZ Razali, R Yunus, SA Rashid, HN Lim… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
This paper provides a comprehensive review on ester based drilling fluid (EBDF). It is no
secret that esters with biodegradability and bioaccumulation attributes are among the …

A hybrid nanocomposite of poly (styrene-methyl methacrylate-acrylic acid)/clay as a novel rheology-improvement additive for drilling fluids

N Mohamadian, H Ghorbani, DA Wood… - Journal of Polymer …, 2019‏ - Springer
The hybrid-polymer nanocomposite poly (styrene-methyl methacrylate-acrylic
acid)/nanoclay was synthesized by miniemulsion polymerization for novel use as a drilling …

Effect of different weighting agents on drilling fluids and filter cake properties in sandstone formations

BS Bageri, H Gamal, S Elkatatny, S Patil - ACS omega, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Weighting agents such as barite, micromax, ilmenite, and hematite are commonly added to
drilling fluids to produce high-density fluids that could be used to drill deep oil and gas wells …

Novel modified nano-silica/polymer composite in water-based drilling fluids to plug shale pores

F Liu, Z Zheng, X Wang, X Li, Z Zhang… - Energy Sources, Part …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
The rapid growth of global energy demand necessitates high-performance water-based
drilling fluids (WDFs) with excellent-plugging performance in the deep excavation of shale …

Experimental evaluation of nanomaterials to improve drilling fluid properties of water-based muds HP/HT applications

M Sajjadian, VA Sajjadian, A Rashidi - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
These days, significant investigations are carried out on the preparation of high qualified
aqueous-based drilling fluid-structure to create the best option compared with oil-base …