Development of water based drilling fluid using tamarind seed powder. (2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rohan, ; Joshi, Pradeep; Goyal, Sanaa; Singh, Rakesh; Thakur, Krishnanand
• Is Part Of: Materials today. Volume 46:Part 20(2021)
• Page Start: 10950
• Page End: 10953
• Publication Date: 2021
• Subjects: Drilling fluid -- Water-based mud -- Tamarind -- Bentonite -- Barite -- Mud balance -- Polymers; Materials science -- Congresses -- Periodicals; 620.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2021.02.034
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2214-7853

Abstract

Abstract: While drilling a well, drilling fluids incurs 15–18 per cent of the overall cost. While preparing a drilling fluid, there are three fundamental considerations. It should be simple to use, not too expensive, and it should be environmentally sustainable. The formulation of a mud system begins with the selection of a mud family that, according to the rock formations and drilling fluid properties, will be sufficient for drilling a well. In order to develop a drilling fluid, we experimented and used tamarind seed powder with bentonite and barite. With approximately 8 to 10 seeds in each pod, tamarind seeds contained in kernels or pods are around 3 to 6 in. long. The average weight of pod is around 0.064 g. In general, a complete grown tamarind tree produces around 175 to 250 kg of seed/kernel. The density of different samples with a mixture of bentonite, barite and tamarind seed powder ranging from 5 to 20 g was found using mud balance. Results show that average mud density received after five test runs of the experiment was 8.662 ppg which is good to be considered as a good drilling fluid.