A novel approach to enhance rheological and filtration properties of water-based mud using polypropylene-silica nanocomposite

• Main Authors: Oseh, Jeffrey O., Mohd. Norddin, M. N. A., Ismail, Issham, Gbadamosi, Afeez O., Agi, Augustine, Mohammed, Hakim N.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2019
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89291/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106264
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Deeper drilling depths and high pressure high temperature (HPHT) wells require good well planning at minimum cost and unproductive time. Polymer nanocomposite has emerged as a promising additive to enhance the thermal stability of conventional water–based muds (WBMs). In this study, polypropylene–si...