Amphipathic anionic surfactant modified hydrophilic polyethylene glycol-nanosilica composite as effective viscosifier and filtration control agent for water-based drilling muds

• Main Authors: Blkoor, Shafeeg O., Mohd. Norddin, M. N. A., Ismail, Issham, Oseh, Jeffrey O., Agi, Augustine, Gbadamosi, Afeez O., Okoli, Nnanna O., Onyejekwe, Ifeanyichukwu M., Risal, Abdul R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2022
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/101043/1/MuhammadNoorulAnam2022_AmphipathicAnionicSurfactantModifiedHydrophilic.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/101043/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.103741
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Highly stabilized and dispersible composites of polyethylene glycol and silica nanoparticle in aqueous drilling mud can provide desirable rheological and filtration properties for drilling jobs. Therefore, high-quality hydrophilic polyethylene glycol-nanosilica composite modified by amphipathic anio...