A novel non-ionic surfactant extract derived from Chromolaena odarata as shale inhibitor in water based drilling mud

Aggrey, Wilberforce Nkrumah; Asiedu, Nana Yaw; Adenutsi, Caspar Daniel; Anumah, Prosper

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01697

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“…They consist of a hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail. Mostly, nonionic and cationic surfactants are used as inhibitors (Aggrey et al, 2019). These surfactants are adsorbed on the surface of swelling clays.…”

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“…An extensive study of different surfactants in preventing shale swelling has been done with little focus on the potential use of gemini cationic surfactants (Aggrey et al, 2019;Ghasemi et al, 2019). Gemini cationic surfactants are a comparatively new class that contains two lipophilic tails and two lipophobic headgroups chemically bonded by the spacer (Menger and Keiper, 2000).…”

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Clay Swelling Inhibition Using Novel Cationic Gemini Surfactants with Different Spacers

Murtaza

Kamal

Hussain

et al. 2020

J Surfact & Detergents

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Hydration of shale formation by water‐based drilling fluids leads to several problems, such as the collapse of boreholes, tight holes, and stuck pipe, which may impede further drilling and time loss in rectifying the problems, leading to heavy economic losses. This study reports the development of new gemini cationic surfactants as shale‐swelling inhibitors. These gemini surfactants are structurally similar but differ in terms of the spacer group. Saturated butyl group (GS1) and unsaturated 2‐butenyl (GS2) and 2‐butynyl (GS3) were introduced as spacer groups of gemini surfactants. To assess the performance of new gemini cationic surfactants, two reliable clay sources were considered. The first clay is from an unconventional formation and the second clay is sodium bentonite. The inhibition characteristics of gemini surfactants were evaluated using dynamic swelling, hot rolling, rheology, and filtration experiments. Different formulations based on commercially available solutions for shale‐swelling inhibitors were applied and compared with cationic shale inhibitors. It was observed that the new gemini cationic surfactants with different spacers (saturated and unsaturated) reduced the shale swelling by different percentages. The GS2 surfactant, containing an unsaturated double bond proved to be a good swelling inhibitor as compared to GS1 and GS3. It also showed acceptable performance compared with the common shale inhibitor (KCl) used in the industry. The addition of surfactant has less impact on the rheological properties as compared to KCl. The filtration properties of the base mud were unchanged when surfactants were used. However, the commercial inhibitor, KCl, significantly increased the filtration volume that is associated with the disintegration of the clay. In summary, unlike commercial inhibitors, the synthesized surfactants reduced the clay swelling without affecting the other properties of the drilling fluids.

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Clay Swelling Inhibition Using Novel Cationic Gemini Surfactants with Different Spacers

Murtaza

Kamal

Hussain

et al. 2020

J Surfact & Detergents

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“…During drilling shale, it is crucial to add high-performance clay swelling inhibitors to the drilling fluid as a preventive approach since that will function as a pivotal role in enhancing inhibition characteristics of shales. Aggrey et al (2019) showed the feasibility of utilizing chromolaena odorata (CO) leaf. Their results showed that CO can serve out as surfactants for inhibiting shale hydration.…”

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“…In addition, it had the potential to work through plugging and viscosity acting effects in the shale system. Aggrey et al (2019) ended up with some conclusions associated with CO leaf performance, including but not limiting to the similarity between CO crude and industrial potassium chloride (KCL) in all inhibition features, establishing the capability to maximize the shale formation strength as temperature increases, providing a good stability bentonite particles in CO aqueous solution. Finally, CO crude extract is readily extractable at minimal price and easily obtainable as a substitute for commercial KCL.…”

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Insights into the applications of waste materials in the oil and gas industry: state of the art review, availability, cost analysis, and classification

Al-Hameedi

Alkinani

Albazzaz

et al. 2020

J Petrol Explor Prod Technol

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This study investigates different types of waste materials and their applicability in the oil and gas industry as well as analyzing various applications of these waste materials in the petroleum industry. This study also explores the availability of these waste materials by performing a statistical analysis in a good number of countries worldwide. The statistical study was performed starting with a study on which countries generate waste the most overall, followed by examining multiple countries and investigating their top three most available waste. The results showed that the USA is the leading country in terms of municipal solid waste generation of 258 million metric tons, followed by China that generates around 220.4 million metric tons and then India that generates 168.4 million metric tons of municipal solid waste. The regions that generate the most food waste are North America and Oceania, providing the availability of food waste in those regions. Most of the palm tree wastes are available in the Middle East and some parts of the USA, while green waste can be found in the USA, China, and the UK. Sawdust wastes are mostly available in Europe and North America, while hay waste is abundant in the USA. Waste materials were also examined for various petroleum industry applications. Food wastes were found to be effective in drilling and completion fluids. Various food waste products were utilized to alter the drilling fluid properties such as potato peels and mandarin peels. Food wastes were also effective in altering the pH of the drilling fluids. Some plant-based wastes such as date trees were effective treatments used to stop lost circulation. Based on biodegradability and toxicity basis, waste materials were also classified into four main categories, which are eco-friendly, biodegradable, non-biodegradable, and toxic using color category classification. In summary, waste materials have the potential to be used in the petroleum industry, and they might as well be a good alternative for the future. As an example, the drilling fluid average cost approximately one-tenth of the total cost of the drilling operation, which is considered a tangible cost. By using waste materials as drilling fluid additives, the cost of the drilling fluid can be minimized. Further investigation and research should be carried out to get a better understanding of the importance of waste materials, and how they can be exploited for future applications in the oil and gas industry.

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“…Several studies have been conducted to investigate the potential of surfactants as a shale swelling inhibitor [ 48 , 49 ]. It was noticed that surfactants showed promising potential as a swelling inhibitor by modifying the surface properties of the clay.…”

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Evaluation of Clay Hydration and Swelling Inhibition Using Quaternary Ammonium Dicationic Surfactant with Phenyl Linker

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Water-based drilling fluids are extensively used for drilling oil and gas wells. However, water-based muds cause clay swelling, which severely affects the stability of wellbore. Due to two adsorption positions, it is expected that cationic gemini surfactants can reduce the clay swelling. In this work, quaternary ammonium dicationic gemini surfactants containing phenyl linkers and different counterions (Cl− and Br−) were synthesized, and the effect of variation in counterions on swelling and hydration properties of shales was studied. Numerous water-based drilling fluid formulations were prepared with different concentrations of surfactants to study the swelling inhibition capacity of surfactants. The performance of surfactant-containing drilling muds was evaluated by comparing them with base drilling mud, and sodium silicate drilling mud. Various experimental techniques were employed to study drilling mud characteristics such as rheology and filtration. The inhibition properties of drilling mud formulations were determined by linear swelling experiment, capillary suction time test, particle size distribution measurement, wettability measurements, and X-ray Diffraction (XRD). Experimental results showed that surfactant-based formulation containing bromide counterion exhibited superior rheological properties as compared to other investigated formulations. The filtration test showed that the gemini surfactant with chloride counterion had higher filtrate loss compared to all other formulations. The bentonite swelling was significantly reduced with increasing the concentration of dicationic surfactants as inhibitors, and maximum reduction in the linear swelling rate was observed by using a formulation containing surfactant with chloride counterion. The lowest capillary suction timer (CST) was obtained in the formulation containing surfactant with chloride counterion as less CST indicated the enhanced inhibition capacity. The particle size measurement showed that average bentonite particle size increased upon the addition of surfactants depicting the inhibition capacity. The increase in basal spacing obtained from XRD analysis showed the intercalation of gemini surfactants in interlayers of bentonite. The contact angle measurements were performed to study the wettability of the bentonite film surface, and the results showed that hydrophobicity increased by incorporating the surfactants to the drilling fluid.

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A novel non-ionic surfactant extract derived from Chromolaena odarata as shale inhibitor in water based drilling mud

Cited by 35 publications

References 29 publications

Clay Swelling Inhibition Using Novel Cationic Gemini Surfactants with Different Spacers

Clay Swelling Inhibition Using Novel Cationic Gemini Surfactants with Different Spacers

Insights into the applications of waste materials in the oil and gas industry: state of the art review, availability, cost analysis, and classification

Evaluation of Clay Hydration and Swelling Inhibition Using Quaternary Ammonium Dicationic Surfactant with Phenyl Linker

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