In Situ Shale Wettability Regulation Using Sophisticated Nanoemulsion to Maintain Wellbore Stability in Deep Well Drilling

Wettability alteration of the shale surface is a potential strategy to address wellbore instability issues arising from shale hydration. In this study, we have explored an oil-in-water (o/w) nanoemulsion, in which soluble silicate (lithium silicate and potassium methyl silicate) as the aqueous phase...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 38(2022), 41 vom: 18. Okt., Seite 12539-12550
1. Verfasser: Li, Ying (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Wang, Maosen, An, Yinghui, Li, Kaijun, Wei, Zhaojie, Bo, Kun, Cao, Pinlu, Guo, Mingyi
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2022
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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