Amine-functionalized graphene oxide in polyamine based drilling fluids for nanosized pore plug filter cake

• Main Authors: Mohd. Saparti, Mohd. Dzul Khairi, Rohani, Rosiah, Wan Sulaiman, Wan Rosli, Jamaluddin, Nurnadia, Khairul Zaman, Nadiah
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2023
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/107436/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2023.212146
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Water-based muds (WBM) is widely used in oil and gas wells drilling industry due to its environmental friendliness and lower operational cost implication. However, WBM drilling process has severe shale swelling problems caused by the hydration due to the shale minerals affinity to water from the WBM...