Drilling mud
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Extent of Beneficiation of Tsopoli and Akuse Clay Deposits as Drilling Fluids Materials
Abstract: The need to source for a local material for the design of drilling fluid has necessitated the study of two smectite clay reserve deposits which are abundant in Ghana and have been the subject of study for many years for other engineering disciplines. A study of their degree and extent of beneficiation quantities has been carried out using standard rheological and filtration test as well as governing protocols while at …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 15–37 Read article
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Investigation of Local Weighting Materials as a Substitute To Barite In Drilling Mud Formulation
Abstract: Weighting materials are important components needed to increase the density of drilling mud in order to provide enough hydrostatic pressure to balance abnormalpore pressures. In Nigeria, millions of dollars are spent annually in importing barite to serve this purpose. However, there exists large reserves of weighting materials such as barite, hematite, dolomite, calcite, ilmenite in Nigeria hence the need to investigate the suitability of these materials as substitute for imported …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 39–48 Read article