New Analyses Methods to Improve the Understanding of Shale Hydration and Dispersion in Drilling Fluids
| dc.contributor.author | Elango, Prabhu | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Masood Mostofi | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-05-20T06:10:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-05-20T06:10:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75348 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
This thesis details novel analysis methods that were applied to investigate shale and clay mineral reactivity as they come in contact with water-based drilling fluids. Six commercial additives were tested and their shale stabilizing potential was investigated through the use of two advanced particle analyzers – FBRM M500 and Malvern Mastersizer 3000. The experimental study and subsequent results indicate that these novel tools can indeed be used to analyze shale hydration and dispersion through particle analysis. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Curtin University | en_US |
| dc.title | New Analyses Methods to Improve the Understanding of Shale Hydration and Dispersion in Drilling Fluids | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dcterms.educationLevel | MPhil | en_US |
| curtin.department | WASM: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering | en_US |
| curtin.accessStatus | Open access | en_US |
| curtin.faculty | Science and Engineering | en_US |