Petroleum Science >2024, Issue2: - DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2023.10.008
A novel responsive stabilizing Janus nanosilica as a nanoplugging agent in water-based drilling fluids for exploiting hostile shale environments Open Access
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作者:Alain Pierre Tchameni, Lv-Yan Zhuo, Lesly Dasilva Wandji Djouonkep, Robert Dery Nagre, Lu-Xin Chen, Lin Zhao, Chao Ma, Bin-Qiang Xie
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引用方式:Alain Pierre Tchameni, Lv-Yan Zhuo, Lesly Dasilva Wandji Djouonkep, Robert Dery Nagre, Lu-Xin Chen, Lin Zhao, Chao Ma, Bin-Qiang Xie, A novel responsive stabilizing Janus nanosilica as a nanoplugging agent in water-based drilling fluids for exploiting hostile shale environments, Petroleum Science, Volume 21, Issue 2, 2024, Pages 1190-1210, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2023.10.008.
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Abstract: Thermo-responsive nanocomposites have recently emerged as potential nanoplugging agents for shale stabilization in high-temperature water-based drilling fluids (WBDFs). However, their inhibitory properties have not been very effective in high-temperature drilling operations. Thermo-responsive Janus nanocomposites are expected to strongly interact with clay particles from the inward hemisphere of nanomaterials, which drive the establishment of a tighter hydrophobic membrane over the shale surface at the outward hemisphere under geothermal conditions for shale stabilization. This work combines the synergistic benefits of thermo-responsive and zwitterionic nanomaterials to synchronously enhance the chemical inhibitions and plugging performances in shale under harsh conditions. A novel thermo-responsive Janus nanosilica (TRJS) exhibiting zwitterionic character was synthesized, characterized, and assessed as shale stabilizer for WBDFs at high temperatures. Compared to pristine nanosilica (SiNP) and symmetrical thermo-responsive nanosilica (TRS), TRJS exhibited anti-polyelectrolyte behaviour, in which electrolyte ions screened the electrostatic attraction between the charged particles, potentially stabilizing nanomaterial in hostile shaly environments (i.e., up to saturated brine or API brine). Macroscopically, TRJS exhibited higher chemical inhibition than SiNP and TRS in brine, prompting a better capability to control pressure penetration. TRJS adsorbed onto the clay surface via chemisorption and hydrogen bonding, and the interactions became substantial in brine, according to the results of electrophoretic mobility, surface wettability, and X-ray diffraction. Thus, contributing to the firm trapping of TRJS into the nanopore structure of the shale, triggering the formation of a tight hydrophobic membrane over the shale surface from the outward hemisphere. The addition of TRJS into WBDF had no deleterious effect on fluid properties after hot-treatment at 190 °C, implying that TRJS could find potential use as a shale stabilizer in WBDFs in hostile environments.
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Keywords: Janus nanosilica; Thermo-responsive copolymer; Anti-polyelectrolyte effect; Shale stabilizer; Inhibition; Plugging; Drilling fluid