PRELIMINARY STUDY OF GLYCEROL ESTER USAGE AS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EMULSIFIER ON OIL BASED MUD FORMULATION.

  • Post Graduate Program of Agroindustrial Technology, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor 16680, West Java, Indonesia.
  • Surfactant and Bioenergy Research Center, LPPM IPB, Pajajaran Street, IPB Baranangsiang, Bogor 16153, Indonesia.
  • Program Study of Oil Engineering, Bandung Instutute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia.
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Glycerol ester is a glycerol derivative product as more value-added byproduct of biodiesel industry. Glycerol ester is obtained by esterification reaction between glycerol and palm oil oleic acid with the addition of methyl ester sulfonic acid (MESA) as catalyst. Glycerol ester is palm oil derivative which is not toxic and renewable. One potential use of glycerol esters is as one components of oil-based formulation for petroleum drilling needs as emulsifier substitute. Emulsifier in drilling mud formulations serves to produce a stable emulsion between oil and water. Emulsifier in drilling fluid formulations commonly used come from petroleum derivatives that non-renewable and expensive. To be used as emulsifier substitute in drilling fluid formulations, glycerol esters must provide test results that are not significantly different from emulsifier derived from petroleum. The purpose of this study is to obtain glycerol ester concentration that will be added in the formulation as emulsifier substitute material in drilling fluids formulation for oil drilling. The concentration of glycerol ester added is as much as 5 lb/bbl, 10 lb/bbl, 15 lb/bbl and 20lb/bbl. Tests on the formulation is include density, viscosity, gel strength, plastic viscosity, yield point, electrical stability, oil water ratio, excess lime, the percentage of water and oil, and HPHT filtrate at temperatures of 350 ?F and pressure of 650 psi. The analysis showed that the best test for blanko is glycerol ester with a concentration of 5 lb/bbl. The results are expected to be used as an alternative to substitute the emulsifier derived from petroleum with emulsifier from palm oil.

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[Vonny Indah Sari, Erliza Hambali, Ani Suryani, Pudji Permadi and Bonar Tua Halomoan Marbun. (2017); PRELIMINARY STUDY OF GLYCEROL ESTER USAGE AS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EMULSIFIER ON OIL BASED MUD FORMULATION. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (May). 1264-1273] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Vonny Indah sari
Bogor Agricultural University

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4242      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4242

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