The performance of locally produced xanthan gum in drilling mud

Xanthan gum is one of the important mud additives nowadays which acts as viscosifier. Currently, Malaysia oilfields mainly are using imported xanthan gum from China, which is very expensive due to towering demand. Therefore, this research project focused on the performance of locally produced xantha...

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Main Authors: Ismail, I., Lim, P. S.
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Chemical Engineering & Natural Resources 2008
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description Xanthan gum is one of the important mud additives nowadays which acts as viscosifier. Currently, Malaysia oilfields mainly are using imported xanthan gum from China, which is very expensive due to towering demand. Therefore, this research project focused on the performance of locally produced xanthan gum in drilling fluid. Laboratory works conducted were mainly on the rheological properties, API fluid-loss, and the pyruvate content test. The experimental results revealed that the locally produced xanthan gum could not match the performance of Flowzan.
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spelling utm-85222017-10-19T00:12:58Z http://eprints.utm.my/8522/ The performance of locally produced xanthan gum in drilling mud Ismail, I. Lim, P. S. TP Chemical technology Xanthan gum is one of the important mud additives nowadays which acts as viscosifier. Currently, Malaysia oilfields mainly are using imported xanthan gum from China, which is very expensive due to towering demand. Therefore, this research project focused on the performance of locally produced xanthan gum in drilling fluid. Laboratory works conducted were mainly on the rheological properties, API fluid-loss, and the pyruvate content test. The experimental results revealed that the locally produced xanthan gum could not match the performance of Flowzan. Faculty of Chemical Engineering & Natural Resources 2008-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/8522/1/IIsmail_thePerformanceofLocallyProducedXanthanGum2008.pdf Ismail, I. and Lim, P. S. (2008) The performance of locally produced xanthan gum in drilling mud. Journal of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, 2 . pp. 49-57. ISSN 1823-5255 http://www.fkkksa.utm.my/jcnre/
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Ismail, I.
Lim, P. S.
The performance of locally produced xanthan gum in drilling mud
title The performance of locally produced xanthan gum in drilling mud
title_full The performance of locally produced xanthan gum in drilling mud
title_fullStr The performance of locally produced xanthan gum in drilling mud
title_full_unstemmed The performance of locally produced xanthan gum in drilling mud
title_short The performance of locally produced xanthan gum in drilling mud
title_sort performance of locally produced xanthan gum in drilling mud
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://eprints.utm.my/8522/
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http://eprints.utm.my/8522/1/IIsmail_thePerformanceofLocallyProducedXanthanGum2008.pdf