US20160009979A1 - Novel nanoparticle-containing drilling fluids to mitigate fluid loss - Google Patents

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  • the present invention relates to drilling fluids and in particular drilling fluids with nanoparticles for mitigating fluid loss to underground formations.
  • Drilling fluids also called drilling muds
  • Drilling fluids are circulated from the surface through the drill string and introduced to the bottom of the borehole as fluid spray out of drill bit nozzles and subsequently circulated back to the surface via the annulus between the drill string and the well hole.
  • Drilling fluids are formulated to cool down and lubricate the drill bit, remove cuttings from the hole, prevent formation damage, suspend cuttings and weighting materials when circulation is stopped, and cake off the permeable formation by retarding the passage of fluid into the formation.
  • LCM loss circulation materials or additives
  • the primary function of LCM is to plug the zone of loss in the formation, away from the borehole face so that subsequent operation will not suffer additional fluid losses. LCM form a barrier, such as filter cake, which limits the amount of drilling fluid penetrating the formation and prevents loss.
  • New lost circulation materials have been developed in the past 10 years. However, these lost circulation materials are not sufficiently effective to serve their primary goal of eliminating fluid loss.
  • LCM with diameters in the range of 0.1-100 ⁇ m may play an important role when the cause of fluid loss occurs in 0.1 ⁇ m-1 mm porous formations.
  • the size of pore openings in formations such as shales that may cause fluid loss is in the range of 10 nm-0.1 ⁇ m and these larger micro and macro type fluid loss additives are not effective in reducing fluid loss.
  • Nanoparticles have been used in well fluids for a number of purposes.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 3,622,513 (1971) is directed to oil-based drilling fluids with improved plastering properties and reduced fluid loss properties at extreme conditions of borehole temperature and pressure.
  • the drilling fluids contain asphaltous material and a weighting agent, usually barium sulfate having a particle size of 100 to 200 ⁇ m, which primarily result in the formation of the filter cake to prevent fluid loss to the formation.
  • the drilling fluids also contain a small amount of a secondary weighting material inert to the fluid and having a particle size of less than 3 ⁇ m.
  • Preferred inert materials for the secondary weight phase include metal oxides such as iron oxides and titanium oxides.
  • the fluids showed some reduction in fluid loss.
  • the compositions required extra additives, such as the asphalt material, which bind to the nanoparticles and acted as a filler or plaster between the particles at high temperature to reduce the fluid loss.
  • the fluid may also contain other lost circulation additives.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 3,658,701 (1972) is directed to an oil based drilling fluid, including an invert emulsion drilling fluid, employing particular oxides, such as manganese oxide, to reduce fluid loss.
  • the oxide is used with asphalt constituents.
  • the asphaltic materials bind the metal oxide at high temperature and acted as a filler between the particles to reduce the fluid loss.
  • MnO 2 MnO 2
  • the asphaltic material With the addition of MnO 2 , and the asphaltic material, the fluid loss reduction was approximately 66% as compared to the control sample at 300° F. with substantially no breakdown of the emulsion.
  • the patent does not disclose the size of the particles. Further, it appears that the asphaltic material is necessary to obtain the fluid loss benefit.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 6,579,832 is directed to a method of rapidly adjusting the fluid density of drilling fluids using superparamagnetic nanoparticles.
  • the particles were effective to change the density state of the fluid required to control subsurface pressures, and to preserve and protect the drilled hole until a casing is run and cemented.
  • the nanoparticles were sized between 0.5 and 200 nm and formed into clusters having an average size of between 0.1 and 500 ⁇ m. The clusters were formed by incorporating the nanoparticles into a matrix of glass or ceramic.
  • Group VIII metals Cd, Au and their alloys were found to provide an excellent result in adjusting fluid density in a reversible manner.
  • U.S. Patent Application 2009/314549 (2009) considered compounds for reducing the permeability of shale formations using specific nanoparticles in the drilling fluids.
  • fine particles were selected that would fit into the pore throats during the drilling process and create a non-permeable shale surface.
  • the drilling mud was a water-based mud with nanoparticles having a size range of 1-500 nm selected from silica, iron, aluminum, titanium or other metal oxides and hydroxides and also composed of a surface active agent.
  • the aqueous well-drilling fluid contained between about 5 to 50 weight percent, based on the weight of the aqueous phase and resulted in a reduction in permeability of the shale, which resulted in drastic reduction of absorbed water and potential for collapse.
  • the minimum concentration required to reduce the fluid penetration was 10 wt % nanoparticles and in some cases, required high concentrations of nanoparticles of 41 wt %.
  • this fluid pertained to nanopore throat reduction rather than reducing overall fluid loss which can occur in macro, micro, and nano type pores. Reducing permeability and plugging the pore throat requires that the fluid particles interact with the pores internally. This blocks the pore channel and can cause formation damage which will reduce or interrupt oil and gas production. Further, permeability reduction took a longer time with a higher amount of silica nanoparticles. It would be more preferable to plug the pore externally and avoid reducing permeability and formation damage.
  • Aqueous-based drilling fluids generally require a higher concentration of nanoparticles than other types of drilling fluids. They also require additional additives such as surfactants to stabilize the nanoparticles in the fluid system whereas other based fluids, such as invert emulsion drilling fluids, do not need to include other additives to completely disperse the nanoparticles. Nanoparticles that have a hydroxyl group tend to agglomerate faster in aqueous based fluids. This agglomeration causes poor dispersions and the addition of surfactants reduces this problem. Poor dispersion in turn causes fluid loss even after the addition of the nanoparticles. As well, flocculated or poorly dispersed suspensions form more voluminous sediments.
  • the resulting filter cake is not as dense and impenetrable as compared to that formed from a stable suspension. Therefore, the use of nanoparticles in aqueous based fluids teaches little about its use in non-aqueous-based fluids such as invert emulsions. This publication also did not consider high temperature and high pressure conditions.
  • a related publication is “Use of Nanoparticles for Maintaining Shale Stability” Sensoy (2009). It also discloses the use of nanoparticles in an aqueous drilling fluid for nanopore throat reduction. It found that the 5 wt % of nanoparticles in the fluid was less effective and the minimum level of nanoparticles was at least 10 wt %. It also tested higher levels of 29 wt % and 41 wt %. The paper concludes that higher amounts of nanoparticles were preferable to achieve the nanopore throat reduction. This paper does not discuss reducing drilling fluid loss to the formation.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 7,559,369 (2009) is directed to a composition for a well treatment fluid and specifically to a well cement composition and a method of cementing a subterranean formation.
  • the cement composition comprises cement, water and at least one encapsulated nanoparticle selected from the group consisting of particulate nano-silica, nano-alumina, nano-zinc oxide, nano-boron, nano-iron oxide and combinations thereof.
  • the nanoparticles have a particle size in the range of from about 1 nm to about 100 nm and are present in an amount in the range of from about 1% to about 25 wt %. They reduce the cement setting time and increased the mechanical strength of the resulting cement.
  • This patent teaches nothing about the use of nanoparticles as loss circulation materials in drilling fluids and their effect on fluid loss to the formation.
  • U.S. Patent Application 2011/59871 (2010) relates to a drilling fluid including graphene and chemically converted nanoplatelet graphenes with functional groups.
  • the graphene comprised about 0.001% to about 10 vol % of the drilling fluid.
  • the functionalized chemically-converted graphene sheets were about 1.8 to about 2.2 nm in thickness. Whatman 50 allowed some graphene oxide to pass through the filter. Nanoparticles pass through the filter paper along with the filtrate which may block the interporosity of rock and create formation damage. This may result in permeability impairment and thus lead to a reduction in oil and gas production.
  • U.S. Patent Application 2009/82230 (2009) relates to an aqueous-based well treatment fluid, including drilling fluids, containing a viscosifying additive.
  • the additive has calcium carbonate nanoparticles with a median particle size of less than or equal to 1 ⁇ m.
  • the amount of calcium carbonate nanoparticles used in the drilling fluid was approximately 20 wt %.
  • the nanoparticles used in the well treatment fluid were capable of being suspended in the fluid without the aid of a polymeric viscosifying agent.
  • the addition of the nanoparticles altered the viscosity of the fluid.
  • Nanoparticles suspended in a well treatment fluid even at high temperature as 350° F. typically exhibit sag (inadequate suspension properties) no greater than about 8%.
  • the viscosity changes of a fluid with the addition of nanoparticles are well known. However, even with the high amount of nanoparticles added to the fluid formulation, no fluid loss value is reported.
  • U.S. Patent 2011/162845 discloses a method of servicing a wellbore. It introduces a lost circulation composition into a lost circulation zone to reduce the loss of fluid into the formation.
  • the lost circulation composition comprised Portland cement in an amount of about 10 wt % to about 20 wt % (of the lost circulation composition), nanoparticles and in particular nano-silica in an amount of about 0.5 wt % to about 4 wt % and having a particle size of about 1 to about 100 nm, amorphous silica in an amount of about 5 wt % to about 10 wt %, synthetic clay in an amount of about 0.5 wt % to about 2 wt %, sub-micron sized calcium carbonate in an amount of about 15 wt % to about 50 wt % and water in an amount of about 60 wt % to about 75 wt %.
  • the lost circulation compositions rapidly developed static gel strength and remained pumpable for at least about 1 day. The
  • Loss circulation additives are formed with a mix of nanocomponents and cement to reduce the setting time for mud cake formation and development of gel strength. However, high amounts of the nanoparticles are required with the cement to develop the mud cake formation and gel strength.
  • the present invention overcomes at least one disadvantage of the prior art fluids.
  • the present invention is directed to well treatment fluids, and in particular drilling fluids, kill fluids, pre-stimulation fluids and completion fluids having nanoparticles.
  • These nanoparticles act as loss circulation material for reducing or preventing fluid loss to the formation.
  • the invention is directed to invert emulsion drilling fluids having nanoparticles as loss circulation material for reducing fluid loss to the formation.
  • the nanoparticles are preferably hydroxide, oxide, sulphate, sulphide, and carbonate nanoparticles.
  • the nanoparticles are present in the fluid in low amounts. As a result, the nanoparticles do not significantly alter the other characteristics of the fluid.
  • the present invention is directed to novel ex situ and in situ methods for preparing the nanoparticle-containing drilling fluids.
  • the invention provides a nanoparticle-containing well fluid comprising a base fluid and about 5 wt % or less nanoparticles.
  • the nanoparticles act as fluid loss agents for reducing or preventing fluid loss to an underground formation.
  • the well fluid is drilling fluid, kill fluid, completion fluid, or pre-stimulation fluid.
  • the invention provides a use for the nanoparticle-containing fluid for reducing or preventing fluid-loss to an underground formation.
  • the fluid is a drilling fluid and fluid loss is prevented or reduced during drilling of a well in the formation.
  • the invention provides a method of making the nanoparticle-containing well fluid by forming the nanoparticles ex situ, comprising the steps of providing aqueous-based precursor solutions for forming the nanoparticles, mixing the precursor solutions under high shear, and adding the mixed precursor solution to the well fluid, to form the nanoparticle-containing fluid, wherein the nanoparticles act as fluid loss material for reducing fluid loss in an underground formation.
  • the invention provides a method for making a nanoparticle-containing well fluid by forming the nanoparticles in situ, comprising the steps of providing aqueous-based precursor solutions for forming the nanoparticles, adding the precursor solutions to the well fluid, and subjecting the fluid to mixing and shear to form the nanoparticle-containing fluid, wherein the nanoparticles act as a fluid loss material for reducing fluid loss in an underground formation.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of the ex situ scheme of preparing nanoparticles and the nanoparticles-based drilling fluid
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of the in situ scheme of preparing nanoparticles and the nanoparticles-based drilling fluid
  • FIG. 3 is an X-ray diffractogram pattern of ex situ prepared nanoparticles
  • FIGS. 4 a )- c ) are TEM Photographs and the corresponding particle size distribution for the ex situ Fe(OH) 3 nanoparticles
  • FIGS. 5 a )- d show SEM images of mud cake a) without nanoparticles (SE); b) without nanoparticles (BSE); c) in situ nanoparticles (SE); and d) in situ nanoparticles (BSE);
  • FIGS. 6 a )- b shows elements containing mud cake without nanoparticles and b) mud cake with nanoparticles from EDAX data;
  • FIGS. 7 a )- c ) show a nanoparticle-based drilling fluid stability evaluation
  • FIGS. 8 a )- b ) show the rheology behavior of drilling fluid 90 oil:10 water (v/v), with a) LCM and nanoparticles made by both ex situ and in situ methods and b) with nanoparticles only, made by both ex situ and in situ methods;
  • FIGS. 9 a )- b show gel strength behavior of drilling fluid 90 oil:10 water (v/v) with a) LCM and nanoparticles made by ex situ and in situ methods and b) with nanoparticles only made by ex situ and in situ methods;
  • FIG. 10 shows the shelf life of drilling fluid samples using rheology behaviour
  • FIG. 11 shows the aging effect of drilling fluid samples using gel strength behaviour
  • FIG. 12 shows mud cake before and after addition of nanoparticles
  • FIG. 13 shows API fluid loss of different drilling fluid samples without using LCM
  • FIG. 14 shows the fluid loss reduction of high temperature high pressure drilling fluid filtrates
  • FIG. 15 shows high temperature high pressure drilling fluid filter cake
  • FIG. 16 shows the effect of shearing on fluid loss control
  • FIG. 17 shows the quality of unblended and blended drilling muds
  • FIG. 18 shows the effect of organophilic clays on fluid loss control
  • FIG. 19 shows nanoparticle-containing drilling fluid stability evaluations for 4 additional nanoparticle-containing drilling fluids.
  • FIG. 20 shows nanoparticle-containing drilling fluid filter cake for 4 additional nanoparticle-containing drilling fluids.
  • the present invention is an economic and effective method of controlling lost circulation. Use of the nanoparticles in the well fluids will prevent or reduce fluid loss to the formation as compared to a fluid without loss circulation materials.
  • the nanoparticle containing fluids have one or more of the following advantages.
  • the nanoparticle-containing fluids reduce fluid loss into the formation as compared to fluids without the nanoparticles.
  • the nanoparticles form a thin and firm filter cake in the formation. They cause minimal formation damage. They are stable at extremely high temperatures.
  • the nanoparticles are present in the fluids at low concentrations and may be used without other loss circulation materials.
  • the nanoparticles can be formed ex situ or in situ in the fluid. This results in time and cost savings. Since less fluid is lost to the formation, the cost of the fluid is lower.
  • the nanoparticles result in lower torque and drag, thereby increasing the extended reach of the well. Since a lower concentration of nanoparticles is used, there is less formation damage, no significant changes to the characteristics of the fluid, and an increased productivity index.
  • the nanoparticles may also be effective at reducing fluid loss in both low temperature low pressure environments and high temperature high pressure environments.
  • the base fluid of the present invention can be a well completion fluid and preferably is a drilling fluid, kill fluid, pre-stimulation fluid, or completion fluid. More preferably, it is a drilling fluid and in particular, an invert emulsion drilling fluids. These fluids, and in particular drilling fluids, are well known in the art.
  • the drilling fluids are preferably invert emulsion fluids.
  • Hydrocarbon based drilling emulsions contain a large amount, i.e. 95%, of hydrocarbon based material (oil) as the continuous phase of the emulsion. The remainder of the emulsion is a minor amount of an aqueous phase as the discontinuous phase of the emulsion.
  • Invert emulsions are a type of water-in-oil emulsions which use hydrocarbon-based materials but which contain smaller amounts of the hydrocarbon-based material in the continuous phase and larger amounts of the aqueous discontinuous phase as compared to other hydrocarbon-based fluids.
  • the drilling fluids may contain a number of common additives such as weighting agents, emulsifiers, foaming agents, etc.
  • the nanoparticles are selected so that they do not affect the other characteristics of the drilling fluids.
  • Nanoparticles act as a loss circulation material (LCM) by virtue of their size domain, hydrodynamic properties and interaction potential with the formation.
  • the nanoparticles will be selected in accordance with the specific well fluid, the formation, bottomhole pressures and temperatures, and other well and operating parameters.
  • the nanoparticles are preferably selected from metal hydroxides, e.g. iron hydroxide, metal oxides, e.g. iron oxide, metal carbonates, e.g. calcium carbonate, metal sulfides, e.g. iron sulfide, and metal sulfate, e.g. barium sulfate. More preferably, they are metal hydroxides such as iron hydroxide.
  • the specific nanoparticles may form under formation conditions. For example, iron hydroxide may convert to iron oxide under high temperature high pressure conditions. If the selected nanoparticles are sulfide or sulfate nanoparticles, they may act as weighting material in addition to loss circulation material.
  • the nanoparticles are present in the base fluid in amounts below about 5 wt %, more preferably below about 4 wt %, more preferably below about 3 wt %, even more preferably below about 1 wt %. Further preferred amounts of the nanoparticles in the fluid is between about 0.5 wt % and about 1%, preferably between about 0.6 wt % and about 1 wt %, and most preferably in an amount between about 0.74 wt % and about 1 wt %. Because the amount of nanoparticles is low, other additives are generally not required to stabilize the particles although in some water-based drilling fluids, surfactant or polymeric additives may be required. Further, the nanoparticles do not agglomerate in the fluid even after several weeks.
  • the nanoparticles have a particle size in the range of 1-300 nm, more preferably 1-120 nm and even more preferably the majority or most of the nanoparticles have a particle size in the range of 1-30 nm. More preferably substantially all of the nanoparticles have a particle size is the range of 1-30 nm.
  • the particle sizes of the nanoparticles are not limited to these specific ranges.
  • the particle size will vary in accordance with the invert emulsion drilling fluid.
  • the water droplets in the invert emulsion of the drilling fluid provide control over the particle sizes and therefore the nanoparticle sizes can be varied according to the diameter of the water pools in the invert emulsion.
  • Any surfactants in the fluid will also influence the nanoparticle size since the surfactants tightly hold the water pools in the oil phase.
  • nanoparticles do not significantly affect other characteristics of the fluid.
  • the use of the nanoparticle-containing drilling fluid of the present invention resulted in a significant reduction in fluid loss to the formation.
  • fluid loss could be reduced by as much as 70% when using drilling fluid with LCM with ex situ formed nanoparticles and as much as 80% when using drilling fluid with LCM and in situ formed nanoparticles as compared to the drilling fluids without LCM or nanoparticles.
  • Prior references used as much as 30 wt % nanoparticles and found the fluid loss reduction to be less than 40%. See Amanullah et al. (2011) and Srivatsa (2010). It is worth noting that prior use of nanoparticles of iron oxide/hydroxide resulted in less than 7% fluid loss reduction.
  • fluid loss using the present invention was reduced by more than 50% with LCM and ex situ nanoparticles and as much as 60% with LCM and in situ nanoparticles, as compared to the drilling fluid without LCM or nanoparticles.
  • the nanoparticles in the drilling fluid do not cause significant formation damage. They plug the pores in the formation externally to reduce fluid loss rather than internally, thereby avoiding formation damage.
  • the nanoparticles control the spurt and fluid loss into the formation and therefore control formation damage. They form a thin, non-erodible and impermeable mud-cake. Small particles of high concentrations may bridge across the pore throat. Smaller particles aggregate around larger ones and fill in the smaller spaces and effectively plug the pore spaces.
  • nanoparticles also can reduce the total solid concentration.
  • the use of the nanoparticles to produce better fluid loss control means that high amounts of clays are not needed in the fluid. It also avoids formation damage which decreases the rate of penetration.
  • the prevent invention also includes the use of these nanoparticle-containing fluids as a pre-stimulation treatment fluid.
  • the nanoparticles will generate an almost perfect sealant from the wellbore to the formation.
  • stimulation can be performed selectively either by hydraulic fracturing or for acid treatments.
  • the nanoparticles-containing drilling fluid can be used in a variety of formations. However, it is preferably used in formations with smaller pore sizes, and most preferably in shale formations having pore openings smaller than 100 ⁇ m. It is also preferable in naturally fractured formations because it has a bridge-building capability with other fluids.
  • the present invention is directed to a method of making the nanoparticle-containing fluid.
  • the fluid can be made using either an in situ or ex situ process.
  • the in situ process is preferred.
  • the nanoparticles can be formed and suspended in situ in the drilling fluid. This eliminates the need to pre-form the nanoparticles.
  • precursors of the nanoparticles are prepared, preferably as aqueous solutions. Selecting appropriate precursors is within the common knowledge in this field, according to the desired nanoparticle.
  • the precursor solutions are added to the prepared drilling fluid and mixed. Shear is applied to the drilling fluid to ensure mixing of the nanoparticles precursors and complete formation of the nanoparticles in the drilling fluid.
  • the nanoparticles are pre-formed from their precursors. Precursors, preferably in aqueous precursor solutions, are mixed and high shear applied. The formed nanoparticles are then added to the prepared drilling fluid. The fluid and nanoparticles are mixed.
  • mixing and the application of shear is preferably applied prior to storage of the drilling fluid to avoid the formation of fish eyes.
  • an invert emulsion drilling fluid having iron (III) hydroxide as the loss circulation material is formed, where the fluid has lower fluid loss in a drilling operation.
  • the fluid is formed by the steps of solubilizing a desired amount of an anhydrous iron (III) chloride powder, adding a stoichiometric amount of sodium hydroxide pellets, mixing the solution preferably at 25° C., recovering the iron (III) hydroxide nanoparticles and forming a bulk aqueous solution of nanoparticles, mixing the nanoparticles solution in the invert emulsion drilling fluid in a slurry to form the nanoparticle-containing drilling fluid.
  • the resultant ex situ prepared iron (III) hydroxide nanoparticles were characterized using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
  • the iron (III) hydroxide nanoparticles were prepared within the invert emulsion fluid, starting from FeCl 3 and NaOH precursors.
  • the in situ particles were characterized following their collection on the filter cake using scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
  • SEM scanning electron microscopy
  • the invert emulsion was supplied by a Calgary based drilling fluid company. One mix of the drilling fluids was test; namely, 90 oil:10 water (v/v).
  • the compositions of the invert emulsion drilling fluid are shown in Table 1.
  • the LCM mainly Gilsonite, content of the drilling fluid was fixed at 1.6 wt %. In one example, no LCM was used.
  • the nanoparticles concentration was maintained at 0.74 wt % for the in situ and ex situ prepared particles.
  • Iron (III) hydroxide nanoparticles were prepared by aqueous reaction between FeCl 3 and NaOH at specified temperature and rate of mixing as per the following reaction.
  • the product Fe(OH) 3 nanoparticles were collected and their identity was confirmed using XRD and their particle size distribution was determined using TEM.
  • Iron hydroxide nanoparticles were prepared by first solubilizing the specific amount of anhydrous iron (III) chloride powder (laboratory grade, Fisher Scientific Company, catalog #189-500, Toronto, Canada) in 2 mL deionized water to give final concentration of 2.5 M followed by addition of a stoichiometric amount of NaOH (a) pellets (Fisher Scientific Company, Toronto, Canada) under 200 rpm of mixing and 25° C. The color of the aqueous solution turned reddish brown signaling the formation of precipitate of Fe(OH) 3(a) as per reaction (R1).
  • the particles were recovered, part was dried for characterization and the rest was mixed with the invert emulsion drilling fluid in a slurry form as shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the fluids were mixed, and shear applied, to achieve a homogenous mixture using a Hamilton beach mixer.
  • Ex situ prepared Fe(OH) 3 nanoparticles were characterized using XRD.
  • the in situ prepared nanoparticles were characterized using SEM following their collection on the filter cake.
  • the aqueous colloidal suspension was first centrifuged at 5000 rpm to recover the nanoparticles followed by washing several times with deionized water. The particles were left to dry at room temperature for 24 h. The dried particles were ground using a pastel and mantel before been introduced to Ultima III Multipurpose Diffraction System with Cu K ⁇ radiation operating at 40 KV and 44 mA (Rigaku Corp., TX). JADE software was used to identify the structure.
  • the particle size distribution was determined by collecting transmission electron microscopy photographs on a Phillips Tecni TEM (voltage of 200 KV) equipped with a slow-scan camera. The ground particles were dispersed in methanol and one drop of the methanol dispersion was deposited on a copper grid covered with carbon and left to dry overnight before the TEM images could be collected.
  • Samples with primary emulsifier were prepared using the same composition of 10 vol % water to 90 vol % oil as the drilling fluid sample except that solids were excluded.
  • the water droplet diameter was measured using Morphologi G3 microscope (Malvern Instruments Inc, USA).
  • the filtration properties of the different drilling fluids were measured according to API 30-min test. Data was collected using a standard FANN filter press (Fann Model 300 LPLT (100 psi and 25° C.), Fann Instrument Company, USA) and filter paper (Fann Instrument Company, USA). A volume of 500 mL of the drilling fluid was poured into the filter press cup and 100 ⁇ 5 psi of pressure was applied through CO 2 supply cylinder at room temperature of 25° C. The volume of permeate was reported after 2.5 min and 30 min from the graduated cylinder reading. Three replicates were prepared for every sample and the 95% confidence interval is reported in the tables.
  • the smoothness of the final filter cake was reported through visual observation; while the thickness was measured using a digital caliper (0-6 TTC Electronic digital calipers model # T3506, Canada).
  • the iron and calcium content in the filtrate was determined by inductively coupled plasma (ICP) (IRIS Intrepid IIXDL, ThermoInstruments Canada Inc., Mississauga, ON, Canada). Iron content of the filtrate is correlated to nanoparticles escaping the filtration process.
  • ICP inductively coupled plasma
  • the effect of nanoparticles on the characteristics of the drilling fluid was determined as follows: Fann Model 140 mud balance (Fann Instrument Company, USA) was used to measure the mud density in the presence and absence of nanoparticles. Care was taken in order to eliminate any error due to air entrapment. pH measurements were performed using pH paper (0-14) (VWR international, Catalog #60775-702 Edmonton, Canada). A rotational Fann 35 viscometer (Fann Instrument Company, USA) was used to measure the shear characteristics of the drilling fluid at six different speeds. A volume of approximately 500 mL of the fluid was poured into the viscometer cup, and the mud was sheared at a constant rate in between an inner bob and outer rating sleeve.
  • N is the rotor speed (rpm) and ⁇ is the viscometer dial reading (°).
  • the shear rate can be calculated as per equation (E2).
  • ⁇ p is the plastic viscosity (cP)
  • Y p is the yield point (lb f /100 ft 2 )
  • ⁇ 600 and ⁇ 300 are the torque readings at 600 rpm and 300 rpm respectively.
  • Gel strength of the drilling fluid was measured at a lower shear rate after the drilling mud is static for a certain period of time.
  • the 3 rpm reading was used for calculating the gel strength after stirring the drilling fluid at 600 rpm from the Fann viscometer.
  • the first reading is noted after the mud is in a static condition for 10 sec (10 sec gel strength).
  • the second gel strength is noted after 10 minutes (10 min gel strength).
  • Gel strength is usually expressed in the pressure unit lb f /100 ft 2 .
  • the difference between the initial gel strength and the 10 min value was used to define how thick the mud would be during round trips. See ASME Drilling Fluids Processing Handbook (2005).
  • the ex situ prepared Fe(OH) 3(s) were identified using X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis.
  • XRD X-ray diffraction
  • the X-ray diffraction pattern of the ex situ prepared nanoparticles is shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the XRD pattern shows that there is no evidence of strong distinct peaks which would be expected from a crystalline material.
  • Streat et al. (2008) also prepared ferric hydroxide using ferric chloride and stoichiometric quantity of sodium hydroxide with deionized water and observed the same XRD pattern.
  • Reaction pH might affect the final nature of the iron oxide material. See Cai et al. (2001). Cai et al. (2001) reported that the reaction pH affects the crystallinity of iron oxide material.
  • FIGS. 4 a - c show the TEM photographs and the corresponding particle size distribution histograms for the ex situ prepared Fe(OH) 3 particles.
  • the histograms show a spread in the size distribution with most of the population falling in the range between 1-30 nm.
  • TEM image shows some aggregates, which are believed to form during nanoparticle preparation due to the high mixing. It should be noted that the resultant nanoparticles did not exhibit magnetic properties at room temperature, which precludes magnetic attraction. Nevertheless, the wide size distribution of particles prompted further consideration of the filtration characteristics of LCM-free nanoparticle-containing drilling fluid. The results are detailed below.
  • FIGS. 5 a )- d SEM images of the mud cake without nanoparticles and with nanoparticles are shown in FIGS. 5 a )- d ).
  • the observed morphologies of the two samples have some distinct features. No cracks were visible, except clay surface was covered with Fe(OH) 3 particles by the SEM observation.
  • the mud cake with nanoparticles showed a smooth and clean surface. Mud cake without nanoparticles showed a rough surface and seemed to be deformed and fractured which led to a porous surface causing more fluid loss. It can be observed that the formation of voids and gap of pores were filled with nanoparticles eventually reducing the fluid loss.
  • the adsorption reaction of Fe(OH) 3 nanoparticles on organophillic clays may be attributed to the surface chemical reactivity.
  • Results are in agreement with Lai (2000) who reported that cu ions were adsorbed on iron oxide coated sand. Addition of Fe(OH) 3 nanoparticles causes a change of elemental constitution through adsorption reaction.
  • the elemental distribution mapping of EDAX for the sample of mud cake without nanoparticles and mud cake with nanoparticles are illustrated in FIGS. 6 a )- b ). Results indicated that iron ions could penetrate into the micropores and mesopores of the cakes containing clays. It can be also attributed to a diffusion of the adsorbed metals from the surface into the micropores which are the least accessible sites of adsorption.
  • FIGS. 5 a )- c are photographs of samples representing the initial fluid without nanoparticles and the nanoparticle-containing drilling fluids. The figures show no agglomeration, even when the samples were left for several weeks.
  • the stability is attributed to the fact that the amount of nanoparticles added in formulating the nanoparticle-containing drilling fluid was low, for example, in FIGS. 7 a )- c ), only 0.74 wt %.
  • steric hindrance arising from the surface active agents surrounding the particles helps stabilize the particles against the van der Waals attractive forces. Consequently, no other additives were required to stabilize the particles.
  • Drilling fluids with good pumpability exhibit lower viscosity at high shear rate and higher viscosity at lower shear rate. This property of drilling mud is used widely where high viscosities are required during tripping operation and low viscosities required during drilling operation to clean the cuttings from the bottom of the hole. See Srivatsa (2010) and Amanullah et al (2011).
  • the plot of apparent viscosity and shear rate as shown in FIGS. 8 a )- b ) resembles the non-linearity of the curves at low shear rates and approach linearity at high shear rates.
  • the addition of nanoparticles created a slight change in the rheology and supports the theory that nanoparticle behavior is governed by nanoparticle grain boundary and surface area/unit mass. See Amanullah et al. (2011).
  • nanoparticles are not sufficient to cause significant rheology changes in the system compared to the drilling fluid without LCM and nanoparticles, and the drilling fluid with LCM only.
  • the particle size, nature of particle surface, surfactants, pH value and particle interaction forces may play significant roles to alter the viscosity.
  • Most of the nanoparticles are assumed to be in the water pools surrounded by surfactants. Some of the particles, nevertheless, may attach themselves to the clay suspension as a result of electrostatic and van der Waals forces.
  • the results are also highly dependent on the hydroxyl group (—OH) on the surface of the nanoparticles, which causes nanoparticles to be agglomerated in an organic solution. This leads to a higher mass of selective physiosorption of organic clay suspension on the surface of the free nanoparticles which is thought to reduce the fluid viscosity slightly. See Srivastsa (2010).
  • FIGS. 9 a )- b A comparison of the gel strength of the nanoparticle-containing drilling fluid and the drilling fluid without LCM and nanoparticles, is shown in FIGS. 9 a )- b ).
  • special attention to the rheology of the nanoparticle-containing drilling fluid was considered. Measurement was done immediately after the preparation and also after 1 month.
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 show the time dependent rheological and gel strength behavior of the drilling fluid respectively compare with the nanoparticle-containing drilling fluid. Analyses of the rheological profiles of the drilling fluids shown in the figures indicate no significant changes of the viscous profile of the nanoparticle-containing fluid, even after static aging for 1 month.
  • the 10 second and 10 minute gel strengths shown in the figures also demonstrate the short and long term stability of the nanoparticle-containing fluid to fulfill its functional task during drilling operation.
  • Mud density is one of the important drilling fluid properties because it balances and controls formation pressure. Moreover, it also helps wellbore stability.
  • the mud density 0.93 g/cm 3 was found almost constant in all the samples of 90:10 (v/v) oil/water types shown in Table 2. The addition of nanoparticles did not increase the mud weight. This provides the advantage of reducing the total solids concentration in the drilling fluid as and when necessary, which is detailed in the next section.
  • Filtration property is dependent upon the amount and physical state of colloidal materials in the mud.
  • mud containing sufficient colloidal material When mud containing sufficient colloidal material is used, drilling difficulties are minimized.
  • the spurt loss of the drilling fluid is considered as one of the sources of solid particles and particulates invasion to the formation that can cause serious formation damage. This is due to the formation of an internal mud cake in the vicinity of the wellbore. Consequently, internal pore throat blockage may create a flow barrier to reduce oil and gas flow.
  • higher particle flocculation in drilling fluid causes higher mud cake thickness.
  • the ultra dispersed nanoparticles in the present drilling fluid system forms a well dispersed plastering effect on the filter paper and improves the fluid performance.
  • the filtration properties of the drilling fluid are determined by means of the standard filter press.
  • the effectiveness of the nanoparticles in fluid loss prevention can be clearly seen from Table 4A.
  • the API fluid loss of the samples indicated a decreasing trend in fluid loss over a period of 30 minutes with around 9% for the drilling fluid with 1.6% w/w LCM, 70% when using fluid with LCM and ex situ prepared nanoparticles together, and more than 80% when using fluid with LCM and in situ prepared nanoparticles together.
  • the reported literature values for the loss reduction was less than 40% even after addition of 30 wt % of nanoparticles. See Amanullah et al. (2011) and Srivatsa (2010).
  • Fluid loss results for fluids with other nanoparticles are shown in Tables 4B and 4C below.
  • Table 4B sets out fluid loss results after 30 minutes for both ex situ and in situ prepared nanoparticles of CaCo 3 , Fe(OH) 3 , BaSO 4 , and FeS, in invert emulsion drilling fluids and compares the results to that achieved with the drilling fluid alone.
  • Table 4B sets out the fluid loss results after 30 minutes for water-based drilling fluids with CaCO 3 and Fe(OH) 3 nanoparticles formed ex situ and in situ.
  • the optimum stability concentration of the nanoparticles was also considered.
  • Various nanoparticles were tested in 500 mL samples of invert emulsion drilling fluids. See FIG. 18 .
  • the optimum stability concentrations varied with different nanoparticles. Generally, the ranges are 0.5% w/w to 5% w/w for Fe(OH) 3 , 0.5% w/w to 10% w/w for each of BaSO 4 , and FeS, and 0.5% w/w to 20% w/w for CaCo 3 .
  • water-based drilling fluids may require surfactant or polymeric additives to stabilize the nanoparticles.
  • FIGS. 12 ( a - d ) show the mud cake formation before and after addition of nanoparticles.
  • the nanoparticles ( FIGS. 12 c - d ) deposit a fine thin layer of particles and looks reddish brown which shows that iron (III) hydroxide are deposited on the cake surface.
  • the filtration properties of a drilling fluid with nanoparticles only consider the wall/cake building ability of the nanoparticles with solid components of drilling fluid are shown in FIG. 13 .
  • FIG. 19 shows the filter cakes formed from the nanoparticles-containing fluids tested in Table 4B and 4C.
  • Loss of fluid from the invert emulsion drilling fluid usually results in the loss of oil and chemicals into the formation.
  • the presence of iron and calcium content in the filtrate were determined by inductively coupled plasma (ICP). Results are shown in Table 5.
  • ICP inductively coupled plasma
  • the nanoparticle-containing fluid reduced the Ca content 500 times than the filtrate without nanoparticle-containing fluid.
  • Iron content was found nil in both cases.
  • the results are attributed to the fact that bentonite clays are highly negatively charged and therefore favorably attract iron in the nanoparticles. Therefore, larger surface area of nanoparticles provided bridges between the bentonite particles. During filtration, the bentonite clays and iron aggregates became physically significant preventing the di-valent positively charged Ca content in the filtrate.
  • NaCl salts used as a bridging solid are produced during the nano-based fluid formulation which can act as the inhibitor to prevent clay swelling and clay dispersion which in turn lead to the elimination of clay related formation damage mechanism. See Amanullah et al. (2011).
  • the effectiveness of the nanoparticle-containing drilling fluid at high temperature high pressure can be seen in Table 6.
  • the fluid loss of the samples indicated a decreasing trend in fluid loss over the 30 minute period with less than 10% for the drilling fluid with 1.6 wt % LCM, about 50% for the drilling fluid with LCM and 0.74 wt % ex situ-prepared nanoparticles, and 60% for the drilling fluid with LCM and 0.74 wt % in situ-prepared nanoparticles.
  • Shearing device may significantly increase the dispersed phase fraction and dampens coalescence by breaking agglomerated particles. See Amanullah et al. (2011). A Hamilton Beach three blade high speed mixer was used in addition of vigorous agitation of fluid during preparation steps. This inexpensive equipment is used mostly in food processing. High-shear mixers provide rapid micro-mixing and emulsification. Unblended fluid has higher fluid loss than blended fluid as shown in FIG. 16 . Even nanoparticle-containing unblended fluids were affected due to proper shearing. Therefore, a shearing process needs to be designed to achieve optimum results.
  • high shear mixing device is important for innovative nanoparticle-containing drilling formulations.
  • Low degree of mixing can lead to the formation of ‘fish eyes’ causing filtration issues and effects on filter cake.
  • the fish eyes on the unblended mud cake were clearly apparent in FIG. 17 . It was also noticed that fish eyes were completely minimized after high shear. Therefore the preferred processing order of building the mud and shearing immediately before storage may reduce the frequency of fish eyes as compared to drilling fluid that is stored before shearing.
  • FIG. 18 shows the effect of varying organophillic clays with iron hydroxide nanoparticles. Increasing 20 wt % clays will increase 20% fluid loss control.
  • Solids content of the drilling fluid is one of the factors that causes formation damage and decreases the rate of penetration (ROP). See Newman et al. (2009). Solids are added to fulfill the functional tasks of the mud, such as increase viscosity and fluid loss control. The higher the amount of total solid in the drilling fluid; the lower the rate of penetration which in turn increases rig days and reduces productivity index.
  • Nanoparticles work in emulsion based fluids, even at extreme high temperatures, providing a thin filter cake that gives maximum formation protection at minimum concentration and cost. Tailor made nanoparticles with specific characteristics will reduce the circulation loss and other technical challenges faced with commercial drilling fluid during oil and gas drilling operation.

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