Research and Application of Anti-Collapse Lubricant Compound Polyalcohol for Water-Based Drilling Fluid

Abstract

Polyalcohol is an environmentally friendly anti-collapse lubricant commonly used in water-based drilling fluids. It is generally composed of the single polyether or polyol, but its lubricity and anti-collapse inhibition can’t satisfy the application of current water-based drilling fluid systems well. Consequently, the laboratory has carried out research on the anti-collapse lubricant compound polyalcohol. The anti-collapse lubricant samples are mixed with lauryl polyether, nonylphenol polyether and Tween 80 according to different proportions. The cloud point, the reduction rate of lubrication coefficient and linear expansion are measured, and the change they caused should be observed. Then, the optimal ratio is optimized through orthogonal experiments. The results show that the increase in the content of the three kinds of polyethers respectively enhances the inhibition. When the content of lauryl polyether increases, the cloud point of the anti-collapse lubricant declines and the reduction rate of lubrication coefficient rises; when the content of nonylphenol polyether increases, the cloud point declines, but it has little effect on the reduction rate of the lubrication coefficient; when the content of Tween 80 increases, the cloud point rises, and the reduction rate of the lubrication coefficient first augments and then basically remains unchanged. The best mass ratio of lauryl polyether:TW-80:nonylphenol polyether is 6:3:4.