Waste-derived activators for alkali-activated materials: A review

MF Alnahhal, T Kim, A Hajimohammadi - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials (AAMs) are increasingly attracting attention as a promising
sustainable alternative to Portland cement-based materials. This study presents the key …

A review of ionic liquids: Recent synthetic advances and oilfield applications

SMS Hussain, AA Adewunmi, OS Alade… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Ionic liquids have received a lot of interest in recent years from scientists and
academics due to their distinctive qualities, including low vapor pressure, low toxicity, high …

Okra mucilage as environment friendly and non-toxic shale swelling inhibitor in water based drilling fluids

M Murtaza, HM Ahmad, X Zhou, D Al-Shehri… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Water-based muds (WBMs) cause severe formation damage during the drilling operation
when interacting with clay-containing formations. To avoid clay swelling, it is common …

Imidazolium-based ionic liquids as clay swelling inhibitors: mechanism, performance evaluation, and effect of different anions

R Ahmed Khan, M Murtaza, A Abdulraheem… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Clay swelling is one of the challenges faced by the oil industry. Water-based drilling fluids
(WBDF) are commonly used in drilling operations. The selection of WBDF depends on its …

Machine learning approach to predict the dynamic linear swelling of shales treated with different waterbased drilling fluids

Z Tariq, M Murtaza, M Mahmoud, MS Aljawad… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Oil and gas drilling contractors face many challenges during drilling, mainly related to
wellbore instability. The water-based drilling fluids (WBDFs) are mixed with various swelling …

Recent advances in deep eutectic solvents as shale swelling inhibitors: A comprehensive review

K Sultana, MT Rahman, K Habib, L Das - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Inhibitors have evolved from their primary function of controlling swelling during hydraulic
fracturing processes in shale reservoirs. This study provides a comprehensive review of …

An efficient, cost-effective, and green natural extract in water-based drilling muds for clay swelling inhibition

A Rana, M Murtaza, TA Saleh, MS Kamal… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Clay swelling is one of the major challenges of the oil and gas industry during the drilling
operation. Water-based muds (WBM) are commonly used in drilling operations due to their …

Nano-grafted acrylamide copolymer as an anti-temperature and anti-calcium fluid loss agent for water-based drilling fluids

D Li, S Pang, Y Xuan, Y An - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
When the well bottom temperature rises owing to increased well depth and formation
complexity, the inadequacies of naturally modified polymeric fluid loss agents were revealed …

Evaluation of clay hydration and swelling inhibition using quaternary ammonium dicationic surfactant with phenyl linker

M Murtaza, HM Ahmad, MS Kamal, SMS Hussain… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Water-based drilling fluids are extensively used for drilling oil and gas wells. However, water-
based muds cause clay swelling, which severely affects the stability of wellbore. Due to two …

Application of Novel Magnetic Surfactant-Based Drilling Fluids for Clay Swelling Inhibition

HM Ahmad, M Murtaza, A Gbadamosi, MS Kamal… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Water-based drilling fluids are widely employed in the oilfield industry for the efficient and
smooth drilling of wellbore reservoirs. In this study, a novel drilling formulation was prepared …