Bridging performance of new eco-friendly lost circulation materials
Alireza NASIRI,Ahmadreza GHAFFARKHAH,Zahra Azimi DIJVEJIN,Masood MOSTOFI,Mostafa Keshavarz MORAVEJI
Table 1 The composition and properties of the drilling fluids.
Mud type State Apparent viscosity/
(mPa·s)
Plastic viscosity/
(mPa·s)
Yield
point/Pa
Gel strengths
10s (10 min)/Pa
Density of mud/(kg·m-3) Fluid
loss/mL
pH
Bentonite Before hot rolling 27.0 20 6.7 2.4(2.9) 1 040 17.0 10.2
After hot rolling 19.0 14 4.8 1.7(2.2) 1 040 15.0 9.6
RIA-X Before hot rolling 21.0 16 4.8 1.7(2.2) 1 024 5.5 9.1
After hot rolling 16.5 11 5.3 1.4(1.9) 1 040 9.5 9.3