Design of experiments to evaluate clay swelling inhibition by different combinations of organic compounds and inorganic salts for application in water base drilling fluids

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 105-106, Issue , 2015, Pages 124-130

  Balaban, Rosangela de Carvalho ^a   Vidal, Emanuella Layne Ferreira ^b   Borges, Maurício Rodrigues ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b Newpark Drilling Fluids do Brasil ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brines; Clay swelling; Design of experiments; Drilling fluids; Swelling inhibitors

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; BRINES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DESIGN; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; SWELLING;

CATIONIC POLYACRYLAMIDES; CLAY SWELLING; CLAY-WATER INTERACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENT; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM GROUP; QUATERNARY POLYAMINE; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; WATER-BASE DRILLING FLUID;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUND; CATION; CLAY; DRILLING FLUID; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; INHIBITION; INHIBITOR; INORGANIC SALT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; REACTION KINETICS; SWELLING;

EID: 84920972451     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2014.12.029     Document Type: Article

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