Wettability alteration to maintain wellbore stability of shale formation using hydrophobic nanoparticles
He Li, Jinsheng Sun, Kaihe Lv, Xianbin Huang, Pengxin Zhang, Zhen Zhang
Topics & Concepts
Drilling fluidOil shaleWettingContact angleMicrostructureMaterials scienceThermal stabilityChemical engineeringScanning electron microscopeAdsorptionDispersion (optics)Composite materialMineralogyChemistryGeologyDrillingOrganic chemistryMetallurgyOpticsEngineeringPhysicsPaleontologyDrilling and Well EngineeringHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisRock Mechanics and Modeling