Research Article
Influence of Degree of Dispersion of Noncovalent Functionalized Graphene Nanoplatelets on Rheological Behaviour of Aqueous Drilling Fluids
Table 1
Drilling fluid formulations and mixing procedure.
| | Functional materials | Concentrations (g) | Mixing time (min) | Mixing order |
| | Distilled water | 200.0 | — | 1 | | Potassium chloride | 20.0 | 2 | 2 | | Xanthan gum | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | | Polyanionic cellulose | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | | Caustic soda | 0.1 | 5 | 5 | | Barite | 160.0 | 30 | 6 | | Graphene nanoplatelets | 0.1 | 15 | 7 | | Surfactant solutions | 100 | 15 | 7 |
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