Utilizing a new eco-friendly drilling mud additive generated from wastes to minimize the use of the conventional chemical additives

Abstract The cost of the drilling operation is very high. Drilling fluid presents 15 to 30% of the entire expense of the drilling process. Ordinarily, the major drilling fluids additives are viscosity modifiers, filtration control agents, and partial loss treatments. In this experimental work, full-...

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Main Authors: Abo Taleb T. Al-Hameedi, Husam H. Alkinani, Mohammed M. Alkhamis, Shari Dunn-Norman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-020-00974-6