Influence of (3–Aminopropyl) triethoxysilane on entrapped polypropylene at nanosilica composite for shale swelling and hydration inhibition

• Main Authors: Oseh, Jeffrey O., M. Norddin, M. N. A., Muhamad, Hakim N., Ismail, Issham, Gbadamosi, Afeez O., Agi, Augustine, Ismail, Abdul R., Blkoor, Shafeeq O.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92424/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107560
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The unforgiving shale formations require special shale inhibitors to mitigate wellbore instability problems. (3–Aminopropyl) triethoxysilane polypropylene-nanosilica composite (PNSC + NH2) was evaluated in water-based drilling muds (WBDMs) as a clay swelling and hydration inhibitor. The size distrib...