Research Article
Effective Strategies for Selection of Suitable Clay Stabilizers to Control Clay Swelling
Jie Xiao*, Jianghong Wang and Xin SunHolding Energy Petroleum Engineering, (BeiJing) Co. Ltd., China
- *Corresponding Author:
- Jie Xiao
Consultant, Holding Energy Petroleum Engineering
(BeiJing) Co., Ltd, China
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Received Date: December 16, 2016; Accepted Date: December 22, 2016; Published Date: January 02, 2017
Citation: Xiao J, Wang J, Sun X (2017) Effective Strategies for Selection of Suitable Clay Stabilizers to Control Clay Swelling. Oil Gas Res 3: 124. doi: 10.4172/2472-0518.1000124
Copyright: © 2017 Xiao J, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
This paper discussed the mechanisms and processes in clay swelling. Various parameters used to predict the clay swelling processes were discussed. This study also shows how to select the suitable clay stabilizer for clay swelling control under different circumstances. Selection of clay stabilizers depends on the types of formation, the intrinsic the treatments. Different treatments require different types of clay stabilizers. Before applying any chemical treatment for clay swelling, knowing the mineralogy of clay minerals and locations of clay minerals is always being the first priority
