The Potential of Nanotechnology in Petroleum Industry with Focus on Drilling Fluids
Journal Title: Petroleum & Petrochemical Engineering Journal - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
This paper aims at highlighting potential benefits that can be achieved by using nanotechnology and nanoparticles in petroleum industry particularly in the field of drilling fluids. Firstly, it throws light on the application of nanotechnology in different disciplines of oil and gas industry such as exploration, drilling, reservoir protection, hydrocarbon recovery and processing, which is extensively covered in this paper. Several revolutionary changes can be made in drilling industry with the help of nanotechnology. It can bring benefits to the industry in various manners such as improving the quality of mud cake, decreasing the frictional resistance in the well, minimizing the risk of pipe sticking, establishing borehole stability, preventing reservoir from formation damage, and augmenting the recovery of oil and gas. Researchers have tested the application of nanoparticles in drilling fluids and have concluded with very promising results in terms of reduction in torque and drag, stabilizing the well bore, controlling fluid loss and improving hole cleaning efficiency. A comparison between conventional and nanodrilling fluids is presented to illustrate the impact of nanoparticles in drilling fluids.
Authors and Affiliations
Zhixin Yu
Investigation of the Impact of Scale Inhibitors: Ethoxylated 1-Octanol and Methylcyclohexanol for Scale Deposition Control in Oilfield
In this work two non-ionic surfactants (1-Octanol ethoxylate (OE-8.7) and Methylcyclohexanol ethoxylate (MCHE-9) were prepared by the reaction of their hydrophobs with ethylene oxide for used as a novel scale inhibitors...
Influence of Glycolyzed Polyurethane on Emulsions Containing Vegetable Oils for Metal Cutting Fluid Application: Effect of Hydrophilic Chain
In order to produce environmentally friendly and efficient metal working fluids and also to reduce the impact of waste polyurethane polymer in the environment, polyurethane polymers were recycled in novel process. Waste...
Thermobarometric and Petrological Study of Mafic Xenolithes in Plagiogranites of the River Lotta Area of the Central Zone of the Lapland Granulite Belt
Thermobarometric data, fluid inclusions data and carbon isotope data confirm the conclusion that leucocratic garnet-bearing plagiogranites of the Lapland Granulite Belt (LGB) are associated with the anatexis of country k...
Recent Technologies in Mitigating Oil Spill Accidents
Crude oil is a main source of power in the developed nations. Many sectors depend on it such as industry and power generation. Thus the need for crude oil is high. Despite the crude oil is considered non-renewable, a nee...
Analyzing of Formation Evaluation of the Unconventional Upper-Safa Formation, Western Desert, Egypt
Unconventional reservoirs can add huge amounts of additional energy to our world resources bases like organic shale in terms of Shale gas, shale oil, tight gas and coal-bed methane. These reservoirs can transform the wor...