@article{scholars13793,
            year = {2020},
           pages = {1482--1487},
       publisher = {Asian Research Publishing Network},
         journal = {ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences},
            note = {cited By 0},
          volume = {15},
          number = {13},
           title = {Experimental study of coconut oil as an alternative for mineral oil in oil-based mud},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85089346546&partnerID=40&md5=3ed341d58bcab672476fda59dec19b65},
        abstract = {The study on vegetable oil-based drilling mud has gained much attention due to the detrimental effects of the conventional oil-based mud (OBM). The conventional OBM contains additives which can endanger the safety of personnel handling it. The objective of this study is to formulate a new OBM by using coconut oil as a base fluid and analyze whether coconut oil-based mud would be a viable option as opposed to conventional mineral oil. Coconut oil will be used as a substitute to the conventional base oil. The compared properties were rheological properties, yield point, gel strength and filtration loss properties. The mud density for both drilling mud is kept constant at 9.0 ppg for comparison purpose. Results obtained show that the Coconut OBM exhibited Bingham plastic rheological model with high yield point and gel strength compared to OBM. Furthermore, the mud filtration test results were 3.8 ml for Coconut OBM and 1.7 ml for OBM. The thicker mud cake of Coconut OBM would cause pipe to stuck compared to OBM thinner mud cake. In conclusion, Coconut OBM exhibit poor performance in mud rheology and filtrate loss with the exception of superior gel strength than OBM but it is not sufficient to replace OBM in any drilling operations. {\^A}{\copyright}2006-2020 Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN).},
            issn = {18196608},
          author = {Kanesan, D. and Jamaludin, M. F. H. B.}
}