Application of Graphene Oxide/Polymer Composites as Filter Loss Reduction Agents With Water-Based Drilling Fluids
Xinrong Li
School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Si Chuan, China
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Data curation (lead), Formal analysis (lead), Visualization (lead), Writing - original draft (lead), Writing - review & editing (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorYang Bai
School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Si Chuan, China
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
National Engineering Research Center of Oil & Gas Drilling and Completion Technology, Beijing, China
Contribution: Funding acquisition (lead), Investigation (lead), Methodology (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorDeng Gu
School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Si Chuan, China
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
Contribution: Software (lead), Supervision (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorJianing He
School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Si Chuan, China
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
Contribution: Funding acquisition (equal), Investigation (equal), Methodology (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorQiang Hu
School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Si Chuan, China
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
Contribution: Resources (supporting), Software (supporting), Supervision (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorZhongxiang Chen
School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Si Chuan, China
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
Contribution: Supervision (supporting), Validation (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorHaibo Wang
School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Si Chuan, China
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
Contribution: Funding acquisition (supporting), Methodology (supporting), Validation (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorShahad Ali Badr
School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Si Chuan, China
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
Contribution: Software (equal), Supervision (equal), Validation (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Lu Liu
School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Si Chuan, China
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
Correspondence:
Lu Liu ([email protected]; [email protected])
Contribution: Investigation (equal), Methodology (equal), Project administration (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorXinrong Li
School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Si Chuan, China
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Data curation (lead), Formal analysis (lead), Visualization (lead), Writing - original draft (lead), Writing - review & editing (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorYang Bai
School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Si Chuan, China
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
National Engineering Research Center of Oil & Gas Drilling and Completion Technology, Beijing, China
Contribution: Funding acquisition (lead), Investigation (lead), Methodology (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorDeng Gu
School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Si Chuan, China
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
Contribution: Software (lead), Supervision (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorJianing He
School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Si Chuan, China
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
Contribution: Funding acquisition (equal), Investigation (equal), Methodology (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorQiang Hu
School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Si Chuan, China
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
Contribution: Resources (supporting), Software (supporting), Supervision (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorZhongxiang Chen
School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Si Chuan, China
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
Contribution: Supervision (supporting), Validation (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorHaibo Wang
School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Si Chuan, China
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
Contribution: Funding acquisition (supporting), Methodology (supporting), Validation (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorShahad Ali Badr
School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Si Chuan, China
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
Contribution: Software (equal), Supervision (equal), Validation (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Lu Liu
School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Si Chuan, China
State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China
Correspondence:
Lu Liu ([email protected]; [email protected])
Contribution: Investigation (equal), Methodology (equal), Project administration (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorFunding: This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 52274008. National key R & D, 2019YFA0708303. Science and Technology Cooperation Project of the CNPC-SWPU Innovation Alliance, 2020CX040102, 2020CX040201. National Natural Science Foundation of China Joint Fund, U23A2026. Sichuan Science and Technology Program Project Seedling, 2023JDRC0076.
ABSTRACT
In deep and ultra-deep wells, drilling fluids often experience increased filtration loss due to elevated temperatures and high salinity. To solve this problem, 5 g of N, N-dimethylacrylamide (DMAA), 13 g of 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid (AMPS), 2 g of 4-acryloylmethiolane (ACMO), and 0.2 g of graphene oxide (GO) were polymerized through aqueous phase polymerization at 50°C for 2 h to form the Graphene oxide and DMAA, AMPS, ACMO Composites (GO-NAA). The synthesized nanocomposite, GO-NAA, was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, and thermogravimetric analysis to confirm its structure. The experimental results showed that under the conditions of 220°C and 15% NaCl, water-based drilling fluid (WBDF) containing 3% GO-NAA reduced the filtration value of the American Petroleum Institute(FLAPI) by 82.15% (from 76.2 to 13.6 ml) and the high-temperature and high-pressure filtration value (FLHTHP) by 88.50% (from 238.2 to 27.4 ml) compared to water-based drilling fluid without GO-NAA. Morphological analysis revealed that GO-NAA adhered to bentonite particles through hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions, promoting uniform dispersion of particles in the aqueous drilling fluid. This mechanism facilitated the formation of a thin and dense mud cake, which effectively minimized filtration loss. These findings quantitatively demonstrate the potential of GO-NAA as a temperature- and salt-resistant filtration loss reduction agent, offering significant performance improvements under extreme drilling conditions.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Data Availability Statement
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