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• Published Subscription Review Article 25 Nov 2024

  Use of Coconut Fibre as a Suitable pH and Rheology Enhancer

  By Dune, Kingdom K, Vipene, Kale Kelvin

  Abstract: This paper studied the use of coconut fibre as a substitute for caustic soda in drilling fluids for the improvement of pH in a water-based mud. The coconut coir was dried in the sun for 7 hours and ground into very fine particles, after which it was placed in an electronic oven at a temperature of 105°C for 1 hour to remove any remaining moisture. Sieving using a 200 mm …

  Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 14, Issue 3, 2024 · pp. 01–10 Read article →