Evaluation of some vanillin-modified polyoxyethylene surfactants as additives for water based mud |
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Affiliation: | 1. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;2. Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt |
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Abstract: | Water-based drilling fluids are increasingly being used for oil and gas exploration and are generally considered to be more environmentally acceptable than oil-based or synthetic-based fluids. In this study, new types of vanillin-modified polyoxyethylene surfactants were evaluated as additives in water-based mud. Their rheological properties in water-based mud were investigated which included the apparent viscosity, the plastic viscosity, the yield point, the gel strength, the thixotropy as well as the filtration properties. Also, the effect of high temperature on the rheology of the formulated water based mud was studied. The tested ethoxylated non-ionic surfactants showed good results when utilized in the formulation of water-based mud. |
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Keywords: | Vanillin Polyoxyethylene surfactants Water-based muds Rheological properties Thixotropy Filtration |
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