Recent Advances in Drilling Fluid Technologies
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Earth Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2024 | Viewed by 137
Special Issue Editors
Interests: drilling technology; competition and workover; drilling and completion fluids; waste management; deep well waste injection
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Interests: drilling technology; drilling fluids; environmental protection; waste management; well control
Interests: drilling technology; well cementing; drilling and completion fluids; environmental protection in petroleum engineering; waste management; deep well waste injection
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Drilling fluid (mud) is an important type of fluid that must fulfill numerous important functions during drilling operations. By circulating through the well, the mud continuously removes cuttings, lubricates drilling tools, and improves wellbore stability, which enables drilling to be carried out in increasingly demanding areas through various types of rocks. Since some commercially available additives used for the optimization of drilling fluid constitute non-degradable and environmentally hazardous materials, in the last few years, research has aimed to apply a green approach and the concept of circular economy in mud design to determine whether different biodegradable waste materials can be used as efficient drilling fluid additives. Also, for drilling through unconventional reservoirs (e.g., shales), the industry is exploring the possibility of replacing existing conventional materials with those that have the ability to plug nanopores in rocks with very low permeability.
It is evident that the industry of drilling fluids has undergone significant development over the last few years, so we encourage researchers to submit scientific papers (original research or review) that present current advances in drilling fluid optimization. In addition, within the framework of this Special Issue, all other types of fluids used during drilling, completion, and workover, as well as hydraulic fracturing, are acceptable. The preferred subjects for this Special Issue include drilling fluid property optimization, testing, additives, cuttings removal, biodegradable materials, the use of waste, nanoparticles, formation damage, cement slurries, hydraulic fracturing fluids, and others.
Dr. Borivoje Pašić
Dr. Petar Mijić
Prof. Dr. Nediljka Gaurina-Međimurec
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- drilling fluid
- additives
- waste materials
- nanoparticles
- hydraulics
- rheology
- cutting removal
- lost circulation
- formation damage
- hydraulic fracturing
