Insight into ionic liquid as potential drilling mud additive for high temperature wells

Ionic liquids have been proposed as potential drilling mud additives that can maintain the rheological and filtration properties of water-based mud (WBM) at high temperatures. However, more insight is needed to understand the impact of ionic liquids on drilling mud which will enhance its application...

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Main Authors: Ofei, T.N., Bavoh, C.B., Rashidi, A.B.
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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Published: Elsevier B.V. 2017
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spelling utp-eprints.193662018-04-20T00:33:43Z Insight into ionic liquid as potential drilling mud additive for high temperature wells Ofei, T.N. Bavoh, C.B. Rashidi, A.B. Ionic liquids have been proposed as potential drilling mud additives that can maintain the rheological and filtration properties of water-based mud (WBM) at high temperatures. However, more insight is needed to understand the impact of ionic liquids on drilling mud which will enhance its application in drilling high temperature (HT) wells. This experimental study reports insights on the impact of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (BMIM-Cl) on the rheological and filtration behaviors of water-based drilling mud in the temperature range of 25 °C–200 °C and pressure of 1000 psi. The study was conducted by following the general drilling fluid testing methods and procedures recommended by the American Petroleum Institute (API). The results suggested that, the presence of BMIM-Cl significantly stabilized the mud viscosity, solid suspension capacity and filtration behaviors up to 180 °C as compared to the base mud (polymer water-based mud). The rheological property (τp/μp) values were found to decrease in the presence of BMIM-Cl at all studied temperatures. In addition, three commonly used fluid rheological models namely; Bingham plastic, Power law, and Herschel–Bulkley were employed to describe the rheology of polymer WBM with and without the addition of BMIM Cl for all temperatures. It was revealed that the rheological properties of the polymer WBM with and without BMIM-Cl were best described by the Herschel–Bulkley model with a shear-thinning behavior. The study has shown the applicability of BMIM-Cl as a potential drilling mud additive for stabilizing the drilling mud rheology and filtration control in HT wells. © 2017 Elsevier B.V. Elsevier B.V. 2017 Article PeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85026489956&doi=10.1016%2fj.molliq.2017.07.113&partnerID=40&md5=1320897ddc877bf97c3b906d91cdd9b7 Ofei, T.N. and Bavoh, C.B. and Rashidi, A.B. (2017) Insight into ionic liquid as potential drilling mud additive for high temperature wells. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 242 . pp. 931-939. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/19366/
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description Ionic liquids have been proposed as potential drilling mud additives that can maintain the rheological and filtration properties of water-based mud (WBM) at high temperatures. However, more insight is needed to understand the impact of ionic liquids on drilling mud which will enhance its application in drilling high temperature (HT) wells. This experimental study reports insights on the impact of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (BMIM-Cl) on the rheological and filtration behaviors of water-based drilling mud in the temperature range of 25 °C–200 °C and pressure of 1000 psi. The study was conducted by following the general drilling fluid testing methods and procedures recommended by the American Petroleum Institute (API). The results suggested that, the presence of BMIM-Cl significantly stabilized the mud viscosity, solid suspension capacity and filtration behaviors up to 180 °C as compared to the base mud (polymer water-based mud). The rheological property (τp/μp) values were found to decrease in the presence of BMIM-Cl at all studied temperatures. In addition, three commonly used fluid rheological models namely; Bingham plastic, Power law, and Herschel–Bulkley were employed to describe the rheology of polymer WBM with and without the addition of BMIM Cl for all temperatures. It was revealed that the rheological properties of the polymer WBM with and without BMIM-Cl were best described by the Herschel–Bulkley model with a shear-thinning behavior. The study has shown the applicability of BMIM-Cl as a potential drilling mud additive for stabilizing the drilling mud rheology and filtration control in HT wells. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.
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author Ofei, T.N.
Bavoh, C.B.
Rashidi, A.B.
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Bavoh, C.B.
Rashidi, A.B.
Insight into ionic liquid as potential drilling mud additive for high temperature wells
author_sort Ofei, T.N.
title Insight into ionic liquid as potential drilling mud additive for high temperature wells
title_short Insight into ionic liquid as potential drilling mud additive for high temperature wells
title_full Insight into ionic liquid as potential drilling mud additive for high temperature wells
title_fullStr Insight into ionic liquid as potential drilling mud additive for high temperature wells
title_full_unstemmed Insight into ionic liquid as potential drilling mud additive for high temperature wells
title_sort insight into ionic liquid as potential drilling mud additive for high temperature wells
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