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Enhancing the stability of shale in water-based fluid with polyethylene glycol/nanosilica composite grafted with sodium dodecyl sulfate

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Shale stabilizers with high-performance properties are necessary when drilling oil and gas wells because unstable shale constantly poses a risk of increased drilling fluid loss and wellbore instability. In this study, a polyethylene glycol/nanosilica composite grafted with sodium dodecyl sulfate (PEG-NS-SDS) was designed and characterized to act as a shale stabilizer, viscosity modifier, and fluid loss control additive. With PEG-NS-SDS, a water-based fluid (WBF) was made to test its ability to prevent shale from swelling. This was carried out with a shale dispersion test and a linear shale swelling inhibition longevity test. The results demonstrated that the particle size distribution of PEG-NS-SDS was 82–410 nm, with a peak maximum, D50, and mean diameter of 270 nm, 195 nm, and 144 nm, respectively. The WBF with 1.5 wt% PEG-NS-SDS showed the best improvement, and it unveiled a 42% reduction in filtrate loss, followed by PEG-NS of 34%, SiO2 NP of 29%, and KCl of 23%. Shale swelling was best inhibited by PEG-NS-SDS over KCl, SiO2 NP, and unmodified PEG-NS. The linear shale A swelling rate of WBF dropped from 72.1 to 31.9% with PEG-NS-SDS, while the swelling rates with KCl, SiO2 NP, and PEG-NS were 35.1%, 49.1%, and 41.5%, respectively. Hot rolling dispersion experiments revealed that PEG-NS-SDS outperformed SiO2 NP, PEG-NS, and KCl. When tested on shale B, PEG-NS-SDS recovered 91.2% of the shale dispersion, while KCl, SiO2, PEG-NS, and the base fluid recovered 89.3%, 83.7%, 87.6%, and 57.6%, respectively. This study showed that PEG-NS-SDS is more effective at preventing shale swelling because of the synergistic effect between the anionic surfactant and PEG-NS. Overall, the study showed that adding PEG-NS-SDS to the base fluid made it easier for the fluid to inhibit shale from swelling. PEG-NS-SDS proved to be a good additive for drilling mud, with a promising improvement in shale swelling control and wellbore stability.

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Abbreviations

API:

American Petroleum Institute

10 s/10 min GS:

gel strength at 10 s and 10 min

API FL:

API filter loss

EDXA:

energy-dispersive X-ray

FESEM:

field emission scanning electron microscope

FTIR:

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

HCl:

hydrochloric acid

KCl:

potassium chloride

LSM:

linear swell meter

NaOH:

caustic soda

NC:

nanocomposite

NH4OH:

ammonium hydroxide solution

NPs:

nanoparticles

OBF:

oil-based fluid

PAC-R:

polyanionic cellulose reagent

PEG:

polyethylene glycol

PEG-NS:

polyethylene glycol/silica nanocomposite

PEG-NS-SDS:

polyethylene glycol/nanosilica composite with SDS

PNC:

polymer nanocomposite

PSD:

particle size distribution

PV:

plastic viscosity

SDS:

sodium dodecyl sulfate

SiO2 NP:

silica nanoparticle

SSA:

specific surface area

TEOS:

tetraethyl orthosilicate

WBF:

water-based fluid

YP:

yield point

XRD:

X-ray diffraction

ζ:

zeta potential

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Engr. Dr. Jeffrey Onuoma Oseh is a researcher at UTM under the postdoctoral fellowship scheme for the project “Evaluation of Modified Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles for Rheological and Filtration Properties Modification in Field-Applicable Drilling Muds.”

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This study received financial support from the Ministry of Education, Malaysia, under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) via reference number FRGS/PV/2022/03075 and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia for the funding under UTM Fundamental Research (UTMFR) (Q.J130000.21A2.06E09) and the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) (Ref: FRGS/1/2021/TK0/UTM/02/73).

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    Shafeeg Omer Blkoor, Muhammad Noorul Anam Bin Mohd Norddin, Issham Ismail, Jeffrey Onuoma Oseh, Abdul Rahim Bin Risal, Mohd Firdaus Bin Sariman & Eugene N. Ngouangna

  2. Malaysia Petroleum Resources Corporation Institute for Oil and Gas (MPRC–UTM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

    Shafeeg Omer Blkoor, Muhammad Noorul Anam Bin Mohd Norddin, Issham Ismail, Jeffrey Onuoma Oseh, Abdul Rahim Bin Risal, Mohd Firdaus Bin Sariman & Eugene N. Ngouangna

  3. Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Petroleum, Hadhramout University, Al Mukalla, Hadhramout, Yemen

    Shafeeg Omer Blkoor & Saeed S. Basaleh

  4. Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), Nanostructured Materials Research Group (NMRG) – MD - Frontier Materials, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

    Muhammad Noorul Anam Bin Mohd Norddin

  5. Department of Petroleum Engineering, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, P.M.B. 1526, Imo State, Nigeria

    Jeffrey Onuoma Oseh

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Blkoor, S.O., Norddin, M.N.A.B.M., Ismail, I. et al. Enhancing the stability of shale in water-based fluid with polyethylene glycol/nanosilica composite grafted with sodium dodecyl sulfate. Arab J Geosci 16, 541 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-023-11653-1

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