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Area of Science:

  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Green Chemistry

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  • Wellbore instability in shale formations increases drilling costs and time.
  • Environmentally friendly inhibitors are needed to mitigate these challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate Gum Arabic (ArG) as a green inhibitor for clay swelling and fluid loss controller in water-based mud (WBM).
  • To assess the cost-effectiveness and environmental benefits of ArG in drilling fluid formulations.

Main Methods:

  • Linear swelling tests were performed on bentonite clay (Na-Ben) with varying ArG concentrations.
  • Capillary suction timer (CST), zeta potential, fluid loss, and rheology tests were conducted.
  • A machine learning (ML) model was developed to predict clay swelling behavior.

Main Results:

  • ArG reduced bentonite clay swelling by up to 36.1% at 1.0 wt. % concentration.
  • ArG demonstrated fluid loss control, increasing capillary suction time and decreasing fluid loss by up to 50%.
  • ArG exhibited friction-reducing effects and improved drilling mud properties.

Conclusions:

  • Gum Arabic is a viable, cost-effective, and green alternative for clay swelling inhibition and fluid loss control in WBM.
  • ArG can significantly reduce non-productive time and costs associated with wellbore instability.
  • The developed ML model accurately predicts ArG's performance in drilling muds.