The overall global consumption of drilling and mining chemicals will continue to grow and this will result in an increase in mining output and consumption of mineral chemicals.
The different kinds of mining support chemicals include the following:
Anionic collectors
Cationic collectors
Frothers and surfactants
Depressants
Defoamers
Filtration and de-watering aids
Flotation oils
PH modifiers
Rheology modifiers- Flocculants
Dispersants
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Drilling chemicals are an important element of geotechnical engineering used in drilling operations. They have a wide application in the drilling of oil and natural gas as well as water. These chemicals often come in the form of liquid drilling fluid popularly referred to as drilling mud. There are varieties of drilling chemicals and they include:
1. Oil Based mud additives (OBM): This chemical aids in filtration control in oil and synthetic mud systems used to control borehole and oil well stability.
2. Drilling polymers: This high molecular weight fluid has the ability to control the well’s fluid loss and to increase the viscosity. Some variants of this chemical include – polyacrylate, Synergistic polymer, polyglycol, XCD polymer or partly hydrolyzed polyacrylamide.
3. Clay and shale stabilizers: Clay and shale stabilizer react with the wells or boreholes water phase of the drilling fluid to improve its stickiness, induce sloughing and increase its swelling capacity. The stabilizer is designed in such a way that it always adheres to the wall surfaces of boreholes and drill cuttings. As a result, this encapsulation process can effectively seal surfaces and prevent the reactions between the surfaces and the fluid, preventing the undue consequences such as swelling, sticking and sloughing. These generally boost the stability of the borehole.
4. Thinners: Thinners are also known as. deflocculants. They are thinning agents used to reduce the extent of viscosity or prevent flocculation. Thinners are often incorrectly referred to as dispersants. However, a thinner tend to come in the form of a low-molecular weight anionic polymer that functions to neutralize the positive charges accumulated on the clay edges. Good examples of thinners include lignosulfonates, polyphosphates, quebracho among a wide array of water- soluble polymers.
5. Defoamers: Formation of foam can impair the production process due to liquid carryover. Deformers are chemicals that serve to counteract foam formation. This occurs by the elimination of trapped gas and air from oil based mud solution systems as well as those that are water based. Once the defoamer is added, interfacial tension goes down drastically and leads to smooth escape of mud. Some of the most commonly used defoamers in oilfields include aluminium stearate, sulfonated and siliconated hydrocarbons, various glycols and octyl alcohols.
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