Rheological Properties of Polymer Drilling Fluid Developed for Permafrost Natural Gas Hydrate Drilling
- Authors: Sheng W.1, Chuan Z.1, Chaopeng Y.1, Liyi C.1
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Affiliations:
- State Key Laboratory of Geo-hazard Prevention & Geo-environment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology
- Issue: Vol 53, No 2 (2017)
- Pages: 274-285
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0009-3092/article/view/234941
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10553-017-0804-8
- ID: 234941
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Abstract
The rheological properties of water-based drilling fluids are heavily influenced by low temperatures and are some of the most important issues for permafrost natural gas hydrate drilling. In this work, we developed a polymer drilling fluid formula and studied its rheological properties at low temperatures. The rheological properties of four different drilling fluids including macro-polymers, amphoteric polymers, sulfonated polymers, and biopolymers were tested. The corresponding rheological-property/temperature response curves were drawn. The response characteristics of the rheological properties with temperature were analyzed. Based on these, a novel research idea was developed to adapt to permafrost drilling a poly-sulfonate drilling fluid system in which sulfonated lignite (SMC) and sulfonated phenolic resin (SMP) were used as the main agents while xanthan gum (XC) served as a flow-pattern modifier. According to orthogonal test results, the optimized drilling fluid formula was base mud + NaCl (20 wt. %) + NaOH (0.1) + SMP (3) + SMC (4) + XC (0.3). Moreover, the rheological-property/temperature response mechanism was analyzed using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopic tests of the treating agents and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) tests of the mud cakes.
About the authors
Wang Sheng
State Key Laboratory of Geo-hazard Prevention & Geo-environment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology
Author for correspondence.
Email: cdutwangsheng@sina.com
China, Chengdu, Sichuan
Zhang Chuan
State Key Laboratory of Geo-hazard Prevention & Geo-environment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology
Email: cdutwangsheng@sina.com
China, Chengdu, Sichuan
Yuan Chaopeng
State Key Laboratory of Geo-hazard Prevention & Geo-environment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology
Email: cdutwangsheng@sina.com
China, Chengdu, Sichuan
Chen Liyi
State Key Laboratory of Geo-hazard Prevention & Geo-environment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology
Email: cdutwangsheng@sina.com
China, Chengdu, Sichuan