Novel Modified Styrene-Based Microspheres for Enhancing the Performance of Drilling Fluids at High Temperatures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. FTIR
2.2. Thermal Gravimetric Analysis
2.3. Stability Analysis of Aqueous Dispersion Systems
2.3.1. Particle Size
2.3.2. Micromorphology
2.3.3. Composition and Dispersion Stability
2.4. Application in Drilling Fluids
2.4.1. Plugging Performance
2.4.2. Rheological Properties
2.4.3. Fluid Loss Reduction
2.4.4. Microscopic Morphology of the Filter Cake
2.4.5. Stability Analysis
2.4.6. Particle Size
3. Conclusions
- A kind of monodisperse hydrophilic microsphere with a particle size of 322 nm was prepared by the copolymerization of sodium styrene sulfonate and styrene, which exhibited a significant core-plugging efficiency of 78.9% and effectively reduced the rock pores.
- Unlike general polystyrene-based microspheres, SST has excellent thermal stability, and it can maintain its stability of particle size, morphology, elemental composition, and zeta potential in an aqueous solution at 200 °C.
- For drilling fluids under 200 °C, SST still improved the filter cake quality, enhanced suspension and dispersion stability, and reduced fluid loss by more than 36%.
- It was found that in drilling fluids, SST achieved improvement in drilling fluid performance in multi-functional ways such as by plugging the micropores of the filter cake, improving the dispersion of the clay, and promoting the particle size grading of the drilling fluids.
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Materials
4.2. Preparation of SST
4.3. Methods
4.3.1. Drilling Fluid and Hot Rolling
4.3.2. Characterization of SST
4.3.3. Particle Size and Zeta Potential
4.3.4. Evaluation of Plugging Performance
4.3.5. Evaluation of Drilling Fluid Performance
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, X.; Liu, J.; Sun, J.; Lv, K.; Wang, Z.; Xu, Z.; Sun, Y. Novel Modified Styrene-Based Microspheres for Enhancing the Performance of Drilling Fluids at High Temperatures. Gels 2023, 9, 763. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9090763
Zhang X, Liu J, Sun J, Lv K, Wang Z, Xu Z, Sun Y. Novel Modified Styrene-Based Microspheres for Enhancing the Performance of Drilling Fluids at High Temperatures. Gels. 2023; 9(9):763. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9090763
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Xianfa, Jingping Liu, Jinsheng Sun, Kaihe Lv, Zonglun Wang, Zhe Xu, and Yuanwei Sun. 2023. "Novel Modified Styrene-Based Microspheres for Enhancing the Performance of Drilling Fluids at High Temperatures" Gels 9, no. 9: 763. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9090763