Study the Effect of Particle Sizes and Concentration on the Rheological Properties of Iraqi Bentonite for Using as Drilling Fluids | Zendy

Ahmed Sattar Ibrahim | Zendy; Mayssaa Ali Al-Bidry | Zendy

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Study the Effect of Particle Sizes and Concentration on the Rheological Properties of Iraqi Bentonite for Using as Drilling Fluids

Author(s) -

Ahmed Sattar Ibrahim,

Mayssaa Ali Al-Bidry

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of engineering

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2520-3339

pISSN - 1726-4073

DOI - 10.31026/j.eng.2020.03.06

Subject(s) - bentonite , rheology , drilling fluid , particle size , particle size distribution , materials science , particle (ecology) , drilling , chemical engineering , mineralogy , geology , composite material , metallurgy , engineering , oceanography

The aim of this study is to identify the effect of particle size and to increase the concentration of Iraqi bentonite on rheological properties in order to evaluate its performance and to know if it can be used as drilling fluid without additives or not. In this study, Iraqi bentonite was carried out by mineral composition (XRD), chemical composition (XRF) and Particle size distribution (PSD), and its rheological properties were measured at different particle size and concentration. The results showed that when the particle size of Iraqi bentonite decreased, and the rheological properties were increased with increased concentration of Iraqi bentonite. Also, Iraqi bentonite was unable to use as drilling fluid without certain additives.

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