Data on experimental investigation of Methyl Ester Sulphonate and nanopolystyrene for rheology improvement and filtration loss control of water-based drilling fluid

Henry Elochukwu; Luke Kennedy S L Sia; Raoof Gholami; Mohamed A Hamid

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.10.055

Data on experimental investigation of Methyl Ester Sulphonate and nanopolystyrene for rheology improvement and filtration loss control of water-based drilling fluid

Data Brief. 2018 Oct 24:21:972-979. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.10.055. eCollection 2018 Dec.

Authors

Henry Elochukwu¹, Luke Kennedy S L Sia¹, Raoof Gholami¹, Mohamed A Hamid²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Petroleum Engineering, Curtin University Malaysia, Sarawak, Malaysia.
² Department of Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia.

Abstract

Data presented in this article focused on the application of Methyl Ester Sulphonate (MES) surfactant and nanopolystyrene in water based drilling fluid. Data from rheology study using Bingham and Power law models showed that the synergy of MES and nanopolystyrene improved the formulated drilling fluid. Filtration study under LPLT and HPHT conditions showed that MES and nanopolystyrene drilling fluid reduced filtration loss by 50.7% at LPLT and 61.1% at HPHT conditions. These filtration data were validated by filter cake permeability and scanning electron microscope images.

Keywords: Drilling fluid; Fluid loss; Methyl Ester Sulphonate; Nanopolystyrene; Rheology.