Drilling fluids used in drilling operations most times also serve the purpose of lubricating the moving metal parts of the drill string, drill bit and the entire drilling assembly. Oil based mud in which the base fluid is oil gives a better lubricity result than water – based mud, especially at high temperature and pressure conditions usually witnessed at the reservoir regions of the well. Hence, lubricant additives such as polypropylene glycol, monoethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, etc are normally used to achieve this lubricity effect in water – based drilling fluids.......
Keywords: Drilling Fluids, Water – Based, Lubricity, Lubricant Additives, Drill – In Fluids, Coefficient of Friction, Rheology, Viscosity, Concentration, Polypropylene Glycol.
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