ArticleGels (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Development and Performance Evaluation of a Core-Shell Structure Gel Plugging Agent for Ultra-High-Temperature and High-Salinity Water-Based Drilling Fluids.
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Abstract
Gel plugging agents are key drilling fluid additives for maintaining wellbore stability. However, the downhole ultra-high-temperature, high-salinity environments, and developed micro-fractures in deep and ultra-deep wells pose severe challenges to the performance of gel plugging agents. To address this problem, this paper presents the preparation of a nano-micron gel plugging agent with a core-shell structure, denoted as LMS, suitable for high-temperature and high-salinity water-based drilling fluids. LMS was synthesized via emulsion polymerization, using a styrene-sodium p-styrenesulfonate copolymer as the core and 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and methacryloyloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride as the shell-modifying monomers. LMS was characterized by infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, transmission electron microscopy, and particle size analysis, confirming that LMS met the design expectations. Experimental results showed that after aging at 220 °C for 16 h under saturated-salt conditions, the filtration loss of the drilling fluid with 3 wt% LMS was 10.4 mL, a reduction of 57.4% compared to the base mud. Meanwhile, LMS exhibited good plugging performance in microporous membrane tests and sand bed tests. After aging at 220 °C for 16 h under saturated-salt conditions, the core plugging rate reached 95.4%. LMS can not only adsorb onto clay surfaces to increase the thickness of the hydration film, enhancing drilling fluid stability, but can also synergistically build a filter cake with clay particles to plug nano-micron pores, preventing drilling fluid infiltration into the formation. This paper provides a preparation method for a high-temperature- and high-salinity-resistant gel plugging agent with excellent plugging effects, which is expected to support safe and efficient drilling in deep and ultra-deep formations.
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