Sustainable Drilling Fluid Design; Utilizing Waste Biomass as Drilling Fluid Additive

Abstract

Abstract The use of drilling mud is an essential part of the drilling process in the petroleum sector. It is responsible for managing formation pore pressure as well as cleaning boreholes, among other responsibilities. The necessary qualities can be obtained from the components that are contained in drilling mud. These features can be obtained using specific chemical additions in drilling fluids; however, these compounds can be harmful to the environment and make storage and disposal more difficult. These problems can be alleviated to some extent by using sustainable alternatives to traditional materials. In this study, various solid waste materials were evaluated for their potential use as alternative drilling fluid additives. These materials were assessed for their densities, plastic viscosities, yield points, and gel strengths. There was the possibility of using sustainable additions such as banana peel powder, eggshell powder, date seed powder, and aloe vera gel. The findings demonstrated encouraging outcomes, with noticeable enhancements in comparison to the traditional approaches. Natural solid waste products provide an incremental improvement to already existing drilling muds and have the potential to promote environmental sustainability. By employing waste biomass, our approach improved the quality of drilling fluids while also making them more environmentally friendly. In general, it had a considerable effect in reducing the impact on the environment while maintaining performance.