Two humic acid-based graft copolymer fluid loss additives with viscosifying and dispersing effect suitable for high temperature oil well cementing were synthesized and tested in cement slurry. The working mechanism of the graft copolymers was found to be based on adsorption onto cement and silica surfaces where they constrict the filter cake pores, even at temperatures as high as 200 ºC. Additionally, performance in salt cement slurries prepared from 20 wt.% NaCl solution and sea water was probed and the effects of individual ions on the graft copolymers, on a lignite-based graft copolymer and an AMPS®-co-NNDMA copolymer were compared. The graft copolymers were found to perform exceptional well in fresh water and NaCl cement slurries while their effectiveness decreased significantly in cement slurries prepared from sea water. The presence of Mg2+ was identified as the root cause for decreased performance. The findings can contribute to a better understanding and development of cement additives suitable for high temperature and salt drilling.
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Two humic acid-based graft copolymer fluid loss additives with viscosifying and dispersing effect suitable for high temperature oil well cementing were synthesized and tested in cement slurry. The working mechanism of the graft copolymers was found to be based on adsorption onto cement and silica surfaces where they constrict the filter cake pores, even at temperatures as high as 200 ºC. Additionally, performance in salt cement slurries prepared from 20 wt.% NaCl solution and sea water was probe...
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