Esteramide As an
Esteramide
As an Enviromentally Friendly Synthetic Based Driling Fluids
Dardir M.M.* and
Hafiz A.A
Egyptian Petroleum Research
Institute (EPRI), Nasr City 1727, Cairo Egypt.
Abstract: Novel
oleate esters of lauricamide were prepared by the reaction of oleic acid and
lauricamide (derived from the reaction of lauric acid and diethanol amine) .The
chemical structure for the new prepared lauricamide-mono and di-oleate esters
were elucidated using elementary analysis, (FTIR), H1NMR and
chemical ionization mass spectra(CI/Ms) spectroscopic techniques. The new
prepared esters have high biodegradability and a lower toxicity
(environmentally friendly) so they were evaluated as a synthetic –based mud
(ester–based mud) for oil–well drilling fluids .The evaluation includes study
of the rheological properties, filtration and thermal properties of the ester
based–muds formulated with the new prepared esters compared to the reference
commercial synthetic–based mud.
[Dardir M.M.
and Hafiz A.A. Esteramide As an Enviromentally Friendly Synthetic Based
Driling Fluids. J Am Sci 2013; 9(6):133-142]. (ISSN:
1545-1003). http://www.jofamericanscience.org. 15
Key words:
- Drilling Fluids –Rheological
Properties, Biodegradation.