In this paper, a new environmental-friendly drilling fluid system in offshore gas hydrate formations has been developed by optimizing the additives. The comprehensive evaluation shows that the freezing point of the drilling fluid can reach -10 °C, and it still has good rheological properties at 4 °C. The apparent viscosity ratio of the ...
Integrated approach for the optimal selection of environmentally friendly drilling systems. Ok-youn Yu ...
4 Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program Objectives • To incorporate current and emerging technologies into a clean drilling system with no or very limited environmental impact • To demonstrate a viable drilling system used for the exploration and exploitation of oil & natural gas primarily in
Summary. A new, environmentally safe water-based polymer system has been developed for drilling applications with temperatures up to 232°C (450°F) and …
At present, some vinyl copolymer drilling fluid reducing agents are nontoxic and environmentally friendly [31,32], but are easily (partially) degraded under high-temperature conditions [33, 34 ...
2.1 Foreign research progress. In recent years, international oilfield service companies have carried out a series of research on environmentally-friendly high-performance water-based drilling fluids with the goals of reducing drilling fluid toxicity, reducing drilling fluid pollution, and improving the high-temperature resistance of …
Request PDF | Environmentally Friendly MEG Drilling Fluid System for Horizontal Well of Daqing Oil Field | The conventional oil-based used in horizontal wells of Daqing Oil Field is expensive and ...
To sum it up, an environmentally friendly filtration material was fabricated from Grass. The material is biodegradable fine fibrous and non-toxic. The Grass is widely available everywhere and super-easy to collect and prepare to be an alternative eco-friendly additive for the drilling mud. Thus, it is an excellent material for further ...
As a result, there is a movement in the oil and gas sector toward employing environmentally friendly drilling fluid additives to decrease environmental impact while also improving drilling fluid ...
Green Fracking? 5 Technologies for Cleaner Shale Energy. As U.S. oil and gas production from fracking grows, new technologies aim to curb water and chemical …
The press release was held on February 16, 2009. The goal of the University National Laboratories Alliance is to develop critical new technology to accelerate development of domestic reserves in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. The Alliance includes 7 top tier Universities, two National Laboratories (more to follow) and RPSEA.
As a consequence, a significant number of Environmentally Friendly Drilling (EFD) technologies continue to emerge, but these have not been integrated into …
Citation Information. Burnett, David, "SLIDES: The Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program" (2010). Opportunities and Obstacles to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development in Uintah Basin (October 14).
This study investigates the possibility of using rice husk ash as an additive to develop an environmentally friendly and low-cost drilling fluid system. The rice husk ash was added as an additive ...
For the environment friendly drilling fluid, the advantage of on-site processing can not only save much transportation expenses, but also simplify the en- vironmental management of waste drilling fluid. 4 Conclusions An environment friendly drilling fluid system was devel- oped and its basic formula is 4%bentonite …
WBDFs are most commonly used in drilling shale formation because these mud systems are relatively economical and are environmentally friendly Sadeghalvaad 2015; Tehrani et al. 2009). On the other ...
Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program Objectives • To incorporate current and emerging technologies into a clean drilling system with no or very limited …
Optimizing aqueous drilling mud system viscosity with green additives. Non-governmental and governmental agencies are demanding for environmentally friendly mud systems. This increase in environmental awareness has made the drilling mud service companies to re-evaluate some of the chemicals and materials used as additives for mud systems. In ...
4 Citations. Explore all metrics. Abstract. Drilling fluids are the core of drilling operations, and they are responsible for many roles, such as lubricating drill …
These concerns have redirected the drilling industry toward the utilization and exploration of eco-friendly drilling fluids. WBMs are considered inexpensive and environmentally friendly drilling fluids [16, 21, 22]. Nevertheless, WBMs encounter instability issues in shale formation or under extreme wellbore conditions, and they lack …
Goal. The goals of the project are to 1) identify critical enabling technologies for a prototype low-impact drilling system, 2) test the prototype systems in field laboratories, and 3) …
This effective, versatile, and environmentally-friendly fracturing fluid technology represents a significant advancement compared to industrially available fracturing fluids for cost-effective and competitive geothermal energy production. ... Recent advances in hydraulic fracturing techniques and horizontal drilling represent a key …
Abstract. The Environmentally Friendly Drilling (EFD) program addresses new low-impact technology that reduces the footprint of drilling activities, integrates light weight drilling rigs with reduced emission engine packages, addresses on-site waste management, optimizes the systems to fit the needs of a specific development sites …
In addition, researchers started developing new drilling fluid systems that are eco-friendly in comparison with non-environmentally friendly drilling fluids such as oil-based muds (Bland et al., 1995; Van Oort et al., 1996; Nicora and Burrafato, 1998; Thaemlitz et al., 1999; Hector et al., 2002; Sharma and Mahto, 2006; Tehrani et al., 2009 ...
The Environmentally Friendly Drilling (EFD) Program provides unbiased science to identify and demonstrate technologies and practices designed to address environmental and societal issues.
Environmentally Friendly Oil Based Drilling Mud, New Technologies in t he Oil and Gas Industry, Jorge Salgado Gomes, Intec hOpen (2012) . Available from:
Burnett, from the environmentally-friendly drilling program at Texas A&M, said his group has been trying, so far unsuccessfully, to get Jadela's data on its propane gas well.
The traditional drilling fluid lubricants are seriously polluted and have biologically lethal toxicity to the ecological environment. They cannot be used for a long time in the drilling site and lack thermal stability. So, the replacement of traditional lubricants with new environmentally friendly lubricants has become one of the important …
Compared with other environmentally friendly drilling fluids, all of the additives used in this EF-WBDF were natural materials or modified natural materials. Although laponite nanoparticles were evaluated as efficient agents in other studies, their applications in drilling fluid system at high temperatures were seldom.
The non -damaging. drilling fluid (NDDF) is a clay and barite free polymer mud system mostly used in a. pay zone section to avoid formation damage and to keep pay zone or reservoir intact. • The ...
The recent priority of any drilling program considers the development of environmentally-friendly drilling fluids so that the ecology is preserved to its maximum level. This article proposes three naturally occurring materials—date seeds, powdered grass, and grass ash as possible additives in the drilling mud system.
Xanthan gum is commonly used in drilling fluids to provide viscosity, solid suspension, and fluid-loss control. However, it is sensitive to high temperatures and not tolerant of field contaminants. This paper presents an experimental study on the effects of an eco-friendly biopolymer (diutan gum) on xanthan gum (XC) in a water-based …
Environmentally Friendly Additives for Aqueous Drilling Fluid Systems: Optimum Flow Characteristics and Models. Ibtisam Kamal 1 *, Badiea ... and modeling of the rheological properties of new aqueous drilling fluid systems incorporated with green sliver nanoparticles and mastic gum and the estimation and optimization of the flow …
Summary. The increasingly severe wellbore instability problem and the intensified environmental requirements necessitate the development of high-performance and environmentally friendly plugging materials for drilling fluid. In this work, a novel core-shell nanocomposite (PDSA) with nano-silica (nano-SiO2) as the rigid core and …
A biodiesel-based flat-rheology drilling fluid system with the density of 1.2 g/cm3 has been formulated which has constant rheology in the temperature range of 2ï€90 ï‚°C, temperature tolerance of 160 ï‚°C, seawater salinity tolerance of 5%, shale cuttings tolerance of 10%, and is environmentally friendly.
Summary. A new, environmentally safe water-based polymer system has been developed for drilling applications with temperatures up to 232°C (450°F) and high pressures. The system components are newly developed synthetic polymers that do not contain chromium or other environmentally harmful materials. These new synthetic …
Abstract. Considering the increasing environmental pressure, environmentally friendly and high-performance water-based drilling fluids (WBDFs) …
Non-governmental and governmental agencies are demanding for environmentally friendly mud systems. This increase in environmental awareness has made the drilling mud service companies to re-evaluate some of the chemicals and materials used as additives for mud systems. In this study, some green materials were …