Effect of hydrophilic silica nanoparticles on hydrate formation: Insight from the experimental study

查看全文 作　　者：Ren [1,2]Wang;Tianle [2]Liu;Fulong [1]Ning;Wenjia [1]Ou;Ling [1]Zhang;Zhen [1]Wang;Li [1]Peng;Jiaxin [1]Sun;Zhichao [1]Liu;Tianshu [3]Li;Huicui [1]Sun;Guosheng [1]Jiang

机构地区：[1]Faculty of Engineering, China University of Geosciences;[2]CNPC Drilling Research Institute;[3]Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The George Washington University

出　　处：《Journal of Energy Chemistry》索引2019年第28卷第3期,共11页

基　　金：supported by National Youth Top-notch Talent Support Program;the National Natural Science Foundationof China(41672367,51704266);China Geological Survey Project(DD20160216);Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology Open Fund(QNLM2016ORP0203);Experimental Apparatus Improvement Program of CUG(SJ-201613) 摘　　要：Invasion of drilling fluid into natural gas hydrate deposits during drilling might damage the reservoir,induce hydrate dissociation and then cause wellbore instability and distortion of the data from well logging. Adding nanoparticles into drilling fluid is an effective method in reducing the invasion of drilling fluid and enhancing borehole stability. However, the addition of nanoparticles might also introduce hydrate formation risk in borehole because they can act as the 'seeds' for hydrate nucleation. This paper presents an experimental study of the effect of hydrophilic silica nanoparticle on gas hydrate formation in a dynamic methane/liquid-water system. In the experiment, the ultrapure water with and without1.0 wt%–6.0 wt% concentrations of silica nanoparticles, grain sizes of 20 and 50 nm, were pressurized by methane gas under varied conditions of temperature and pressure. The induction time, the gas consumption, and the average rate of gas consumption in the system were measured and compared to those in ultrapure water. The results show that a concentration of 4.0 wt% hydrophilic SiO_2 particles with a grain size of 50 nm has a relatively strong inhibition effect on hydrate formation when the initial experimental condition is 5.0 °C and 5.0 MPa. Compared to ultrapure water, the hydrophilic nano-SiO_2 fluid increases the induction time for hydrate formation by 194% and decreases the amount and average rate of hydrate formation by 10% and 17%, respectively. This inhibition effect may be attributed to the hydrophilicity,amount and aggregation of silica nanoparticle according to the results of water activity and zeta potential measurements. Our work also elucidates hydrophilic, instead of hydrophobic, nanoparticles can be added to the drilling fluid to maintain wellbore stability and to protect the hydrate reservoir from drilling mud damage, because they exhibit certain degree of hydrate inhibition which can reduce the risk of hydrate reformation and aggregation during gas hydrate or deep water drilling if their concentration can be controlled properly. 关键词：HYDRATE DRILLING fluid HYDROPHILIC NANO-SIO2 Concentration GRAIN size HYDRATE formation Inhibition mechanism

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