Model prediction of the impact of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the fluid loss of water-based drilling mud

Afolabi, Richard O.; Paseda, Peter; Hunjenukon, Sedogan; Oyeniyi, Esther A.

Abstract

The use of nanoparticles in the formulation of drilling mud has gained unparalleled research effort. Despite the advancement of nanotechnology, key challenges still remain which relates to attaining predictable properties for nano-drilling muds. In this work, Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were synthesized and applied to a water-based drilling mud. The characterization of the ZnO nanoparticles was done using Energy Dispersive X-Ray (EDX) Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). A basic fundamental approach was applied in deriving a novel model, which predicts the impact of the nanoparticles on the fluid loss of drilling mud during the filtration process. This was done taking into account the kinetics of mud cake formation and colloidal behavior of the nanoparticles. The new fluid loss model gave a better description of the fluid loss behavior of the nano-drilling mud when compared with the American Petroleum Institute (API) model using statistical measures.

Citation

AFOLABI, R.O., PASEDA, P., HUNJENUKON, S. and OYENIYI, E.A. 2018. Model prediction of the impact of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the fluid loss of water-based drilling mud. Cogent engineering [online], 5 (1), article 1514575. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2018.1514575

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 18, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Sep 3, 2018
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2018
• Deposit Date: Jan 14, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 14, 2022
• Journal: Cogent Engineering
• Electronic ISSN: 2331-1916
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 1
• Article Number: 1514575
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2018.1514575
• Keywords: Drilling mud; Modelling; Zinc oxide nanoparticles; Fluid loss
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/984034