Superior Performance With Minimal Environmental Impact: A Novel Nonaqueous Drilling Fluid

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.E. Friedheim ◽  
R.M. Pantermuehl
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Minimal Environmental Impact

scholarly journals Technological aspects of the final phase of drilling borehole 5G and unsealing Vostok Subglacial Lake, East Antarctica

2014 ◽  
Vol 55 (65) ◽  
pp. 83-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valery V. Lukin ◽  
Nikolay I. Vasiliev
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Lake Water ◽  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Water Layer ◽  
Subglacial Lake ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Fresh Frozen ◽  
Vostok Station ◽  
Antarctic Treaty ◽  
Minimal Environmental Impact

AbstractThis paper considers the state of the deep ice borehole 5G at the Russian Antarctic Vostok station after penetration to the surface water of Vostok Subglacial Lake. It discusses the peculiar features of drilling the ‘fresh frozen’ lake water that has risen in the borehole and the technology for subsequent study of the lake water layer via borehole 5G filled with a kerosene–Freon® mixture. The extremely high rise of lake water via the borehole is attributed to a hydraulic fracture at the side of the borehole, which diverted a large amount of drilling fluid. The proposed technology for the study of the water layer envisages minimal environmental impact and excludes penetration of any of the kerosene–Freon® mixture to the water layer. This technology has been presented several times at different international forums. There was no critical comment on the Environmental Impact Assessment of the technology at the 37th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in 2014 and it was adopted for implementation.

Low ECD High Performance Invert Emulsion Drilling Fluids: Lab Development and Field Deployment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikrant Wagle ◽  
Abdullah Yami ◽  
Michael Onoriode ◽  
Jacques Butcher ◽  
Nivika Gupta
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Filter Cake ◽  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Field Performance ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Core Material ◽  
Drilling Fluids ◽  
Invert Emulsion ◽  
Field Deployment ◽  
Permeability Studies

Abstract The present paper describes the results of the formulation of an acid-soluble low ECD organoclay-free invert emulsion drilling fluid formulated with acid soluble manganese tetroxide and a specially designed bridging package. The paper also presents a short summary of field applications to date. The novel, non-damaging fluid has superior rheology resulting in lower ECD, excellent suspension properties for effective hole cleaning and barite-sag resistance while also reducing the risk of stuck pipe in high over balance applications. 95pcf high performance invert emulsion fluid (HPIEF) was formulated using an engineered bridging package comprising of acid-soluble bridging agents and an acid-soluble weighting agent viz. manganese tetroxide. The paper describes the filtration and rheological properties of the HPIEF after hot rolling at 300oF. Different tests such as contamination testing, sag-factor analysis, high temperature-high pressure rheology measurements and filter-cake breaking studies at 300oF were performed on the HPIEF. The 95pcf fluid was also subjected to particle plugging experiments to determine the invasion characteristics and the non-damaging nature of the fluids. The 95pcf HPIEF exhibited optimal filtration properties at high overbalance conditions. The low PV values and rheological profile support low ECDs while drilling. The static aging tests performed on the 95pcf HPIEF resulted in a sag factor of less than 0.53, qualifying the inherent stability for expected downhole conditions. The HPIEF demonstrated resilience to contamination testing with negligible change in properties. Filter-cake breaking experiments performed using a specially designed breaker fluid system gave high filter-cake breaking efficiency. Return permeability studies were performed with the HPIEF against synthetic core material, results of which confirmed the non-damaging design of the fluid. The paper thus demonstrates the superior performance of the HPIEF in achieving the desired lab and field performance.

An optimal plan for food consumption with minimal environmental impact: the case of school lunch menus

2016 ◽  
Vol 129 ◽  
pp. 704-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Benvenuti ◽  
Alberto De Santis ◽  
Fabio Santesarti ◽  
Luigino Tocca
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
School Lunch ◽  
Optimal Plan ◽  
Minimal Environmental Impact

A Heideggerian Analysis of Renewable Energy and The Electric Grid

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-315
Author(s):  
Rudy Kahsar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Commodity Chain ◽  
Energy Technology ◽  
Electric Grid ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Positive Expression ◽  
Energy Needs ◽  
Local Sources ◽  
Minimal Environmental Impact

Renewable energy technology is often seen as a positive expression of technology, meeting energy needs with minimal environmental impact. But, by integrating nature (e.g., wind and sunlight) with the ordering of the electric grid, renewables silently convert that nature into what Martin Heidegger referred to as standing reserve—resources of the technological commodity chain to be ordered, controlled, converted, and consumed on demand. However, it may be possible to mitigate the downsides of this process through a transition to more decentralized, local sources of renewable energy operations and management that maintain awareness of the ways in which energy is generated and distributed.

scholarly journals Investigation of ammonium–lauric salt as shale swelling inhibitor and a mechanism study

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 49-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Weimin Hu ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
Tiehu Li ◽  
Dan Cai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lauric Acid ◽  
Physical Adsorption ◽  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Inhibition Mechanism ◽  
Mechanism Study ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Expansion Test ◽  
Mud Cake ◽  
Swelling Rate

In this work, a series of ammonium–lauric salts (ALS) was prepared with lauric acid and amines as small molecular shale swelling inhibitor. The inhibitors were screened by the linear expansion test first, and the result shows that the inhibitor prepared by lauric acid and diethylenetriamine with the mole ratio of 2:1 (ALS-2) displays excellent inhibition effect on the hydration expansion of bentonite. The inhibition of ALS-2 to bentonite was fully evaluated by various methods in the following work, including clay linear swelling test and particle distribution measurement. The results show that ALS-2 has superior performance to inhibit the hydration swelling and dispersion of bentonite, and the swelling rate of bentonite in 0.5% ALS-2 was reduced to 29.7%. In water-based drilling fluid, ALS-2 is compatible with the conventional additives, and it can improve the lubricity of the mud cake obviously after aged under 120°C. Besides, it can control the particle size of bentonite in water. The inhibition mechanism of the ammonium–lauric salts was discussed in detail through physical adsorption, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.

Environmental Evaluation for Three Typical MSW Incineration Based on Life Cycle Assessment

2013 ◽  
Vol 850-851 ◽  
pp. 1360-1363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Yi Ma ◽  
Xing Yu Chen ◽  
Wei Su
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Weight Factor ◽  
Absorption Process ◽  
Environment Impact ◽  
Environmental Implication ◽  
Environment Friendly ◽  
Environmental Evaluation ◽  
Msw Incineration ◽  
Minimal Environmental Impact ◽  
The Impact

Garbage incineration is an effective minimization and resource processing methods, but there are no comparative analysises about the environmental impact of incineration processes. To investigate the environmental impacts of three typical MSW incineration processes, we modeled scenarios, calculated energy consumed and six aspects which classified as GWP, ODP, AP, EP, POCP and DUST. The classification results showed the value of the environment impact potential respectively. The impact potential of heat recover-dry absorption processes according to normalized results in descending order is GWP>EP>DUST>AP>POCP>ODP, in contrast the rank of heat recover-wet absorption and semidry processes is GWP>EP>AP>DUST>POCP>ODP, global warming impacts is the most significant penitential factor. The rank of impact potential according to weight factor in descending order is GWP>EP>DUST>AP>ODP>POCP. Dust potential became more significant. The weight factor of Dust is almost twice as much as that of AP. This is because there is a large gap between baseline level and the target level, the solid-waste are the focus of control in these years. In environmental terms, the environmental depletion index of heat recover-dry absorption process is lowest with minimal environmental impact and the heat recover-wet absorption process is the highest with largest environmental impact. The incineration with dry absorption program is the best environment-friendly process in term of environmental impact. Utilization of waste water and reducing total amount of water entering the system can effectively reduce the environmental implication for both HW and HS processes.

scholarly journals Global mapping of cost‐effective microalgal biofuel production areas with minimal environmental impact

GCB Bioenergy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 914-929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego F. Correa ◽  
Hawthorne L. Beyer ◽  
Hugh P. Possingham ◽  
Skye R. Thomas‐Hall ◽  
Peer M. Schenk
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Global Mapping ◽  
Minimal Environmental Impact ◽  
Production Areas

scholarly journals Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Building Materials for Green and Sustainable Development

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 5699
Author(s):  
Rosicky Methode Kalombe ◽  
Victor Tunde Ojumu ◽  
Chuks Paul Eze ◽  
Sammy Mwasaha Nyale ◽  
John Kevern ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Curing Conditions ◽  
High Alkalinity ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
Minimal Environmental Impact

This study reports on formulations and conditions for producing fly ash-based geopolymers with a view to showing that the compressive strength required for construction applications can be obtained without the addition of aggregates, sand, and/or cement. It was shown in a series of experiments constituting at least 73% fly ash that a compressive strength of up to 90 MPa can be obtained depending on the curing conditions. While high alkalinity resulted in stronger materials, the results showed about 40% savings in CO2 emissions without using sand and cement. Such materials are suited for construction applications with minimal environmental impact.

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