Lightweight biopolymer drilling fluid for underbalanced drilling: An optimization study

• Main Authors: Nee, L.S., Khalil, M., Jan, B.M., Ali, B.S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/15834/1/Lightweight_biopolymer_drilling_fluid_for_underbalanced_drilling_An_optimization_study.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/15834/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920410515001138

This paper presents an optimization of a lightweight biopolymer drilling fluid for underbalanced drilling (UBD) using Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Concentrations of four raw materials (glass bubbles, clay, xanthan gum and starch) were varied to analyze their effects on three vital responses:...