Research of the Possibility of Using Glass and Sodium Hydroxide for Synthesis of Aluminum Silicate Propants Based on Drill Sludges

Abstract:

In connection with the gradual development of deep oil deposits, it is necessary to develop deposits at a depth of no more than 3000 m. For the production of such oil, the method of hydraulic fracturing with the injection of hydraulic fracturing fluids and proppants under high pressure is actively used. Proppants are used as proppants, which are granular bulk material. Their application depends on the depth of the well and the composition of the reservoirs. In the process of oil production, a large amount of drill cuttings is formed, which must be processed and used as raw materials, for example, for the production of aluminosilicate proppants. This paper discusses the possibility of using drill cuttings, ground cullet and alkali to obtain proppants. To achieve this goal, studies of drill cuttings were carried out, a technology for obtaining aluminosilicate proppants and raw mixtures was developed, during the molding of which the studied samples were fired and underwent the necessary studies, on the basis of which the corresponding conclusion was made.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 910)
• Pages: 678-683
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-mmf175
• Online since: February 2022
• Authors: Elena A. Yatsenko*, Aleksandr A. Tretyak, Andrey Chumakov, V.A. Smoliy
• Keywords: Horizontal Drilling, Hydraulic Fracturing, Oil Production, Proppant

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