EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM AND HURA CREPITANS PLANT OIL ON THE RHEOLOGICAL AND FILTRATION PROPERTIES OF WATER-BASED MUD

Onuh, C.Y and Dosunmu, A. and Anawe, Paul Apeye Lucky and Agbator, S. (2019) EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM AND HURA CREPITANS PLANT OIL ON THE RHEOLOGICAL AND FILTRATION PROPERTIES OF WATER-BASED MUD. Petroleum and Coal, 61 (3). pp. 600-607. ISSN 1337-7027

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Abstract

The performance of drilling mud is a function of the rheological and filtration properties, if these properties are not properly managed, could lead to drilling challenges. This research work is aimed at evaluating the potential of plant oils in the rheological and filtration properties of the water-based mud. In this experiment, the Calophyllum inophyllum and Hura crepitans were extracted from their seeds using a Soxhlet extractor and a distillation apparatus. Water-based mud was formulated using bentonite, carboxyl-methyl-cellulose (CMC), potassium hydroxide (KOH), deionized water, and the diesel oil, Calophyllum inophyllum and Hura crepitans oil was added in 5, 10, to 25 ml concentrations. The flash point, fire point, specific gravity, emulsion stability, pH, the kinematic viscosity of oil were measured. The rheological, physicochemical, and filtration properties of the mud were also measured. The result revealed appreciable properties of Calophyllum inophyllum and Hura crepitans plant oil are within and close to the ASTM standard. The plant oils are better fluid loss controllers than the diesel oil as they reduced the volume of fluid loss when added to ordinary water-based mud. Hura crepitans oil-in-water emulsion mud had relatively acceptable rheological properties than the Calophyllum inophyllum and diesel oil-in-water emulsion mud. Increasing rheological properties was observed as the concentration of the Calophyllum inophyllum, Hura crepitans, and diesel oil was increasing.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	plastic viscosity; yield point; gel strength; fluid loss; water-based mud.
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences
Depositing User:	nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2022 14:57
Last Modified:	21 Nov 2022 14:57
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/16462

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