Technical Seminar Presentation On

Biodiesel-based Drilling Fluids

Submitted to JNTUH, Hyderabad in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY in PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

by
Mr. Mohammed Aftab Chauhan H.T. No.: 15H11A2718

under the guidance of

Mr. Vishnu P Raj
Assistant Professor and Head
Department of Petroleum Engineering
Al Habeeb College of Engineering and Technology
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August, 2018
Content

1. Introduction

2. Problem Statement

3. Objectives

4. Methodology

6. Results & Discussions

7. Conclusions

8. References

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Introduction

 Biodiesel is an alternative fuel similar to conventional or ‘fossil’ diesel.

It is produced from straight vegetable oil, animal oil/fats, tallow and
waste cooking oil.

 Biodiesel is renewable and can replace mineral diesel.

 The Characteristics of Biodiesel are as follows:

• Maximum of moisture content is 30% ~ 45%, water can reduce

oil viscosity and improve stability[3
• Relative density is 0.8724 ~ 0.8886
• Good lubrication performance
• Good safety performance: high flash point, the transportation,
storage and use are safety[

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Problem Statement

The study was focused on the use of biodiesel as a drilling

fluid instead of white oil .

Experiments are carried out to optimize the composition of

biodiesel-based drilling fluids with lower filtration.

The stability of the biodiesel-based drilling fluid at high

temperature was characterized by evaluating the
performances of the drilling fluid after aging at 180oC for 16h.

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Objectives

Comparison of rheological properties of Biodiesel and

White oil at normal temperature as well as at high
temperature.

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 Methodology

Key rheological parameters, such as plastic viscosity, yield

point, 10-min gel strength, and 6-rpm reading were measured
with a six speed rotating viscometer(ZNN-D6).
Shale dilatometer(CPZ-Ⅱ) to investigate the inhibitive ability of
shale expansion in biodiesel.
Filtration (FL) was measured by the atmospheric filtration
instrument (ZNS-2) at room temperature.

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Methodology
Experiments are carried out to optimize the composition of
biodiesel-based drilling fluids with lower filtration.

The composition of 4 samples is shown as follows:

•Sample 1: Biodiesel 300mL, mass fraction of organo-

bentonite is 3%, different mass fraction of organo-
lignite(WGF);
•Sample 2: Biodiesel 300mL, mass fraction of organo-
bentonite is 3%, different mass fraction of vegetable
pitch(VP);
Methodology
All the data are measured after aging at 180oC for 16h.
From the results, it can be found that vegetable pitch play an
important role in reducing the filtration of the system.
The effect of organo-bentonite is appreciable in reducing
filtration.
The combination of organo-lignite and vegetable pitch can
reduce the filtration of biodiesel-based drilling fluids to an
acceptable scale.
 Conclusions

• Apparent viscosity and plastic viscosity of biodiesel are lower

than white oil. The rheological behavior of biodesiele is good
after aging at 180oC for 16h. Biodiesel can be used as the base
oil to prepare oil-based drilling fluid with high density for drilling
at high temperature formations.
• The optimum formulation of biodiesel-based drilling fluid is: the
fraction of organo-bentonite to biodiesel is 3% by weight,
organo-lignite 3% and vegetable pitch 4%. The API filtration of
this fluid is 10 mL whith meets the requirements of field
application.
• The tolerance of biodiesel-based drilling fluid to dry soil and
calcium contamination is good, and the rheological parameters
and filtration are not obviously affected by adding dry soil and
calcium into the system.
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Acknowledgement

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Thank You !!!

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