Preliminary study of local bentonite treatments for oil and gas industry

Bentonite was the first material used extensively as an additive in oil and gas industry especially in drilling mud and oilwell cement. In order to reduce the overall cost in oilwell drilling and completion, the development of local bentonite has been initiated. The samples of this study were taken...

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Main Authors: Samsuri, Ariffin, Abdullah, Habiburrohman, Leyong, Kien Ping
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2001
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author Samsuri, Ariffin
Abdullah, Habiburrohman
Leyong, Kien Ping
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Abdullah, Habiburrohman
Leyong, Kien Ping
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description Bentonite was the first material used extensively as an additive in oil and gas industry especially in drilling mud and oilwell cement. In order to reduce the overall cost in oilwell drilling and completion, the development of local bentonite has been initiated. The samples of this study were taken from the areas of Lahad Datu and Tawau, Sabah, East Malaysia. As the local bentonite is not a sodium-based, a treatment method is sought to replace some of the ions on the unit clay surfaces with sodium ions. In this study, two methods were suggested for the purpose of ion exchange, the first being the wet method. In wet method, sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate or sodium chloride is used as the source of sodium ions. The process must be run in wet condition, that is either in solution form or in high moisture condition. The other method is the electrolysis process, in which an electric current will be used to perform the required ion exchange process. Before and after treatments, the local bentonite samples will be tested for physical and chemical properties, and mineral content to determine the optimum condition for the treatment processes, as per the API Specification 13A, 10A and OCMA requirements. Subsequently, tests will be run for the treated local bentonite in such applications as drilling mud (water-based mud), and oilwell cement slurry compare with the performance of commercial Wyoming bentonite.
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spelling utm-35202017-09-06T06:46:31Z http://eprints.utm.my/3520/ Preliminary study of local bentonite treatments for oil and gas industry Samsuri, Ariffin Abdullah, Habiburrohman Leyong, Kien Ping TP Chemical technology QE Geology TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy Bentonite was the first material used extensively as an additive in oil and gas industry especially in drilling mud and oilwell cement. In order to reduce the overall cost in oilwell drilling and completion, the development of local bentonite has been initiated. The samples of this study were taken from the areas of Lahad Datu and Tawau, Sabah, East Malaysia. As the local bentonite is not a sodium-based, a treatment method is sought to replace some of the ions on the unit clay surfaces with sodium ions. In this study, two methods were suggested for the purpose of ion exchange, the first being the wet method. In wet method, sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate or sodium chloride is used as the source of sodium ions. The process must be run in wet condition, that is either in solution form or in high moisture condition. The other method is the electrolysis process, in which an electric current will be used to perform the required ion exchange process. Before and after treatments, the local bentonite samples will be tested for physical and chemical properties, and mineral content to determine the optimum condition for the treatment processes, as per the API Specification 13A, 10A and OCMA requirements. Subsequently, tests will be run for the treated local bentonite in such applications as drilling mud (water-based mud), and oilwell cement slurry compare with the performance of commercial Wyoming bentonite. 2001 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/3520/1/SKMBT_60007052214561.pdf Samsuri, Ariffin and Abdullah, Habiburrohman and Leyong, Kien Ping (2001) Preliminary study of local bentonite treatments for oil and gas industry. In: Malaysian Science & Technology Congress 2001, 8-10 October 2001, Melaka.
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
QE Geology
TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy
Samsuri, Ariffin
Abdullah, Habiburrohman
Leyong, Kien Ping
Preliminary study of local bentonite treatments for oil and gas industry
title Preliminary study of local bentonite treatments for oil and gas industry
title_full Preliminary study of local bentonite treatments for oil and gas industry
title_fullStr Preliminary study of local bentonite treatments for oil and gas industry
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary study of local bentonite treatments for oil and gas industry
title_short Preliminary study of local bentonite treatments for oil and gas industry
title_sort preliminary study of local bentonite treatments for oil and gas industry
topic TP Chemical technology
QE Geology
TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy
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http://eprints.utm.my/3520/1/SKMBT_60007052214561.pdf