The effect of biopolymer chitosan on the rheology and stability of Na-bentonite drilling mud

B Abu-Jdayil, M Ghannam, K Alsayyed Ahmed… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The utilization of greens resources is a grand challenge for this century. A lot of efforts are
paid to substitute toxic ingredients of the conventional drilling mud system with nontoxic …

An examination of the rheology of flocculated clay suspensions

J Spearman - Ocean Dynamics, 2017 - Springer
A dense cohesive sediment suspension, sometimes referred to as fluid mud, is a thixotropic
fluid with a true yield stress. Current rheological formulations struggle to reconcile the …

Time-dependent structural breakdown of microencapsulated phase change materials suspensions

VD Cao, C Salas-Bringas… - Journal of Dispersion …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Microencapsulated phase change materials (MPCM) suspensions are multi-phase heat
transfer fluids which exploit the latent heat of phase change materials. The effect of MPCM …

Effect of Surfactants on the Performance of Water-Based Drilling Fluids

B Abu-Jdayil, M Ghannam - Surfactants in Upstream E&P, 2021 - Springer
In the formulation of drilling fluids, different additives are used to optimize their rheological
behavior and control the fluid loss throughout the drilling process. Surfactants, as one of …