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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
Volume 507, Issue -, Pages 58-66Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.07.092
Keywords
Water-based drilling fluids; Nanocellulose; Rheology; Fluid filtration; Formation damage
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Funding
- Louisiana Board of Regents [LEQSF(2015-17)-RD-B-01]
- USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture McIntire Stennis project [1000017]
- Key Biomass Energy Laboratory of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China [142300413220]
- LSU Economic Development Assistantship program
- NIFA [599525, 1000017] Funding Source: Federal RePORTER
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Cellulose nanoparticles (CNPs), including cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and cellulose nanofibers (CNFs), were used as an environmentally friendly and high performance additive in water-based bentonite drilling fluids for minimizing fluid loss and formation damage. The effects of CNP dimension and concentration on the rheological and filtration properties of the fluids were investigated. With half of the bentonite in the fluid replaced by a small fraction of CNPs, the resultant fluids showed excellent shear thinning behavior and the fluids' viscosity, yield point, and gel strength increased with the concentrations of CNPs. The addition of CNPs did not produce a pronounced effect in loss of the fluids under low temperature and low pressure (LTLP) conditions. However, reduced fluid loss and formation damage were observed with use of CNPs at a higher temperature and pressure condition, demonstrating CNP's potentials for high temperature and high pressure well applications. Additionally, CNCs and CNFs functioned differently in the rheological and filtration properties of the fluids, attributed to their distinct morphology and surface functionality, which could be controlled to maximize the performance of the fluids. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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