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Rheological Study of Nanosilica Based Drilling Fluid

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In drilling and well completion operations, drilling fluid is a crucial element as it is employed for the purposes of several functions. The main functions of drilling fluid are to control formation pressure, maintain the wellbore stability, transport the cuttings up to surface to clean the borehole bottom as well as to lubricate and cool the drill bit. Moreover, it is used to minimize the drilling damage to reservoir and suspend cuttings when the pumping is stop, hence it will not falling back down the borehole. The purpose of this study is to formulate new drilling mud formulation modified with nanosilica. Six samples of water based mud (WBM) were prepared using three types of polymers, (Xanthan Gum, Hydro Zan Plus and Hydro Star HT), starch and nanosilica. Basic rheological tests such as density, viscosity and pH were carried out. The density test was carried out using mud balance meanwhile the pH test was using pH meter. The plastic viscosity, yield point and gel strength tests were carried out using viscometer. Besides that, physical observation was also performed for as the stability test. The results concluded that water based mud incorporated with polymer Hydro Zan Plus and nanosilica can be a potential candidate to be commercialized as a smart nanodrilling fluid.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 575)

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128-133

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June 2014

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Nur Hashimah Alias*, Nuurhani Farhanah Mohd Tahir, T.A.T. Mohd, N.A. Ghazali, E. Yahya, M.Z. Shahruddin, Nur Azrini Ramlee, A. Azizi

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Nanoparticle, Nanosilica, Polymer, Rheological, Water Based Drilling Fluid

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