Abstract

IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF EGYPTIAN CLAY FOR USING AS DRILLING FLUIDS

M. I. Abdou, Magdy W. Sabaa, Riham R. Mohamed, Hesham Abuseda and Rana M. Abdelaziz*

ABSTRACT

Bentonite clay is the main component of the water based mud. This paper represents composition and treatment capability of clays collected from the claystone quarries located in Kom Oshim area, El-Fayoum province, Egypt for using as drilling fluids instead of imported ones to reduce the cost and enhance the Egyptian economy. X-ray Fluorescence analysis (XRF) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) characterization were studied. The rheological properties of the studied samples before and after treatment with polymer and the effect of temperature on the mud at different temperatures were also studied.

Keywords: Bentonite, Drilling fluid, Rheological properties, Polymer.