Title : Green formulation of Water?Based drilling Mud (WBM) with low cost: substitution of polymers by agricultural wastes Locust Bean Gum LBG
Abstract:
Currently in the field of oil well drilling, research tends to use new technologies including alternative components for drilling fluids. Among the compounds that can be used in drilling fluids, carob nuts. The aspect of this project has been inserted into a section for the recovery of agricultural waste in order to minimize the degradation of the natural environment. This part of the work focused on the development of a biopolymer derived from carob nuts because of its techno-functional properties (stabilizer, thickener, binder and gelatinizer). In order to enhance the carob grains, preliminary treatments were carried out: Acid shelling (maceration), washing, soaking, drying and grinding operations. During this work, we wanted to check the conformity and study the performance of locust bean gum, which is a biodegradable biopolymer of plant origin derived from biomass, obtained locally, that we are substituting for other conventional products in the field of water-based Muds drilling fluids.
In particular we have studied the effect of carob gum as a filtrate reduction instead of polyanionic cellulose (PAC LV), and as a viscosifying instead of Xanthane gum which are imported biopolymers. These polymers often increase the cost price of a drilling operation.
Finally a water-based drilling mud formulated using environmentally friendly and low-cost locust bean gum has been developed by substituting total and partial biopolymer of Xanthan Gum (PAC LV) giving better rheological properties and flow control. Fluid loss requirements necessary for proper oil well drilling operation.
