Evaluation of a viscoelastic surfactant (VES) as a replacement for xanthan gum (XG) in water based drilling fluids (WBMs)

YURANI VILLADA; L.J. GIRALDO; DIANA ESTENOZ; C. FRANCO ARIZA; F. CORTÉS

Congreso; XI CIM Congreso Internacional de Materiales; 2022

The objectives of the investigation are: i) to synthesize and characterize viscoelastic surfactant (VES), ii) to design water-based fluids (WBMs) using viscosifier agents (xanthan gum and VES), bentonite, polyanionic cellulose), iii) to study the effect of silica nanoparticles addition on the main functional properties of WBMs (rheological, filtration, thermal, and structural properties), and iv) to evaluate the formation damage through a microfluidic approach.