Characterization of barite ores from selected locations in Nigeria for drilling fluid formulation

Barite is a non-metallic mineral composed of barium sulfate and is largely used by the oil and gas industry during drilling operations to control reservoir pressure. According to the American Petroleum Institute (API) standard, the specific gravity of barite should be a minimum of 4.1 to be applied...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ebunu Ighoro Abraham, Bamidele Lawrence Bayode, Peter Apata Olubambi, Adelana Rasak Adetunji, Azikiwe Peter Onwualu
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Elsevier 2021
Subjects:
Q
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7609caaa055747cabde1b85d3dc3199e
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!