Rheological Investigation of Welding Waste-Derived Graphene Oxide in Water-Based Drilling Fluids
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2022
Abstract
Throughout the world, the construction industry produces significant amounts of by-products and hazardous waste materials. The steel-making industry generates welding waste and dusts that are toxic to the environment and pose many economic challenges. Water-based drilling fluids (WBDF) are able to remove the drill cuttings in a wellbore and maintain the stability of the wellbore to prevent formation damage. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that reports the application of welding waste and its derived graphene oxide (GO) as a fluid-loss additive in drilling fluids. In this research, GO was successfully synthesized from welding waste through chemical exfoliation. The examination was confirmed using XRD, FTIR, FESEM and EDX analyses. The synthesized welding waste-derived GO in WBDF is competent in improving rheological properties by increasing plastic viscosity (PV), yield point (YP) and gel strength (GS), while reducing filtrate loss (FL) and mud cake thickness (MCT). This study shows the e
Keywords
industrial waste, nanomaterials, drilling fluids, graphene oxide, rheology, filtrate loss
Divisions
sch_che
Funders
Malaysia-Thailand Joint Authority (MTJA) [IF062-2019],Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) [NPRP11S-1128-170042],Universiti Malaya [FP050-2019A],Universiti Malaya [GPF054B-2020]
Publication Title
MATERIALS
Volume
15
Issue
22
Publisher
MDPI
Publisher Location
ST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, CH-4052 BASEL, SWITZERLAND