Improving rheological and filtration properties of water based drilling fluid using palm derived methyl ester sulphonate surfactant and waste polystyrene nano-particle

A new mud was formulated to improve the drilling efficiency under HPHT condition using green surfactant and nano-polystyrene. A series of rheological and filtration tests were done to ensure that the mud can maintain its integrity once used in ultra-deep wells. Scanning electron microscope based ima...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sia, Luke Kennedy Si Lung
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74950