A Green Rheology Modifier for Aqueous Drilling Fluids

For the purpose of minimizing the environmental impact of the combination of expensive additives in drilling fluids, rules have been set worldwide to eliminate the utilization of hazardous materials. The viability of using a waste material (Barely grass) as an additive in aqueous drilling fluids for...

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Main Authors: Kamal Ibtisam, Albadran Firas, Abdullah Mohammed Badiea
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Published: EDP Sciences 2025-01-01
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description For the purpose of minimizing the environmental impact of the combination of expensive additives in drilling fluids, rules have been set worldwide to eliminate the utilization of hazardous materials. The viability of using a waste material (Barely grass) as an additive in aqueous drilling fluids formulations was the theme of the current investigation. The influence of the content of barely grass (0.29-1.7) g and bentonite (12.9-27.1) g is assessed based on an implemented experimental design. The work objective was to determine the properties of flow of the drilling fluids containing barely grass and compare them with those of reference drilling fluid. Average values range from 7.5-27 cP, 5-13 cP, 5-42 lb/100ft2, and 2-23 lb/100ft for apparent viscosity, plastic viscosity, yield point, and low-shear-rate yield point for the prepared drilling fluids were estimated respectively. The response surface analysis revealed that the optimal rheological properties could be achieved using 27.07 g bentonite and less than 1 g barley grass. The overall results confirmed that barely grass with its high fiber content could be considered a talented alternative to commercial polymer additives for modification of drilling mud rheology.
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spelling doaj-art-07ed9f5d168b44ca8aad6c0ae1f3297d2025-08-20T03:07:02ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422025-01-016210301610.1051/e3sconf/202562103016e3sconf_icgest2025_03016A Green Rheology Modifier for Aqueous Drilling FluidsKamal Ibtisam0Albadran Firas1Abdullah Mohammed Badiea2Petroleum Engineering Department, Alfarqadein University CollegeDepartment of Chemical and Petroleum Refinery Engineering, College of Oil and Gas Engineering, Basrah University for Oil and GasChemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Soran UniversityFor the purpose of minimizing the environmental impact of the combination of expensive additives in drilling fluids, rules have been set worldwide to eliminate the utilization of hazardous materials. The viability of using a waste material (Barely grass) as an additive in aqueous drilling fluids formulations was the theme of the current investigation. The influence of the content of barely grass (0.29-1.7) g and bentonite (12.9-27.1) g is assessed based on an implemented experimental design. The work objective was to determine the properties of flow of the drilling fluids containing barely grass and compare them with those of reference drilling fluid. Average values range from 7.5-27 cP, 5-13 cP, 5-42 lb/100ft2, and 2-23 lb/100ft for apparent viscosity, plastic viscosity, yield point, and low-shear-rate yield point for the prepared drilling fluids were estimated respectively. The response surface analysis revealed that the optimal rheological properties could be achieved using 27.07 g bentonite and less than 1 g barley grass. The overall results confirmed that barely grass with its high fiber content could be considered a talented alternative to commercial polymer additives for modification of drilling mud rheology.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2025/21/e3sconf_icgest2025_03016.pdfbarley grassdrilling fluidsrheologyrsmflow models
spellingShingle Kamal Ibtisam
Albadran Firas
Abdullah Mohammed Badiea
A Green Rheology Modifier for Aqueous Drilling Fluids
E3S Web of Conferences
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drilling fluids
rheology
rsm
flow models
title A Green Rheology Modifier for Aqueous Drilling Fluids
title_full A Green Rheology Modifier for Aqueous Drilling Fluids
title_fullStr A Green Rheology Modifier for Aqueous Drilling Fluids
title_full_unstemmed A Green Rheology Modifier for Aqueous Drilling Fluids
title_short A Green Rheology Modifier for Aqueous Drilling Fluids
title_sort green rheology modifier for aqueous drilling fluids
topic barley grass
drilling fluids
rheology
rsm
flow models
url https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2025/21/e3sconf_icgest2025_03016.pdf
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