Effect of CuO and ZnO nanofluids in xanthan gum on thermal, electrical and high pressure rheology of water-based drilling fluids

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 117, Issue , 2014, Pages 15-27

  William, Jay Karen Maria ^a   Ponmani, Swaminathan ^a   Samuel, Robello ^b   Nagarajan, R ^a   Sangwai, Jitendra S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Drilling fluid; Nanofluids; Rheology; Thermal conductivity; Water based mud

Indexed keywords

DRILLING FLUIDS; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ENHANCED RECOVERY; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; NANOPARTICLES; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; RHEOLOGY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; XANTHAN GUM; ZINC OXIDE;

DRILLING AND COMPLETION; HIGH PRESSURE AND HIGH TEMPERATURE; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; UPSTREAM OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUID; WATER-BASED MUDS;

NANOFLUIDICS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; COPPER COMPOUND; DRILLING FLUID; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; RHEOLOGY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VISCOSITY; ZINC;

EID: 84897933225     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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