bentonite beneficiation in nigeria

Potential of a Blend of Low-Grade Nigerian and Commercial …

Nigerian bentonitic clays are principally Ca-based and unsuitable for use as a constituent of oil well drilling fluid. Recently, many research works were carried out to …

Assessment of clay materials for suitability in drilling mud

With proper beneficiation of local bentonite in Nigeria, they can be made suitable for drilling operations in the oil and gas industry. Similar content being viewed by others. Potential of a Blend of Low-Grade Nigerian and Commercial Grade (Wyoming) Bentonitic Clays as Constituents of Water-Based Drilling Fluids ...

Beneficiation of Nigerian bentonite using local materials

Beneficiated Nigerian bentonite also proved to be viable economically when compared with foreign bentonite. In previous studies, it has been found that the Nigerian …

Economic Evaluation of Beneficiating Nigerian Bentonite …

Due to the deficiency of the Nigerian bentonite (NB), a good majority of bentonites used within Nigeria are imported. This research work seeks to evaluate the economic …

Characterization of some clay deposits in southwest Nigeria …

It is estimated that kaolinite clay deposits in Nigeria are about three billion metric tons while the bentonite clay reserve is projected to be more than 700 million metric tons [2]. Appropriate and optimal exploitation of this vast resource for economic benefit is dependent on the characterization of the various deposits to determine areas of ...

(PDF) Comparative Evaluation of Rheological Properties of …

Nigerian bentonite has low fluid loss control and poor rheological properties which are key API specifications. ... This is likely due to poor quality of NB and hence the need for beneficiation [8 ...

Properties and application of Nigerian bentonite clay …

Nigeria as a nation is blessed with abundant bentonite resources which if well harnessed will reduce the importation of drilling fluid ingredients and specialized drilling …

Dataset on the beneficiation of a Nigerian bentonite clay …

Dataset on the beneficiation of a Nigerian bentonite clay mineral for drilling mud formulation

Proven bentonite reserves of some clay deposits in Nigeria …

The beneficiation of Nigerian bentonite using local materials such as periwinkle, snail shell and Mucuna solannie, according to previous research, has discovered that in order to beneficiate the ...

Evaluation of the effect of silver nanoparticles and bio …

The raw bentonite obtained in Gombe state, Nigeria, was weighed, crushed, and prepared to remove the impurities at room temperature. ... and [5] reported there is always a need for beneficiation ...

(PDF) Evaluation and Beneficiation of Bentonitic Clays from …

In search for suitable substitute for foreign bentonite clay to be used in formulating drilling fluid in petroleum industry in Nigeria, physicochemical and rheological properties such as swelling ...

Determination of major elemental contents of some …

Beneficiation and Characterization of a Bentonite from Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. International Journal of Science and Engineering Investigations. Vol. 2, 4, p. 14-18.

Upgrading low quality barite-bearing ore from Azare, Bauchi …

Barite is an inorganic mineral mainly constituted by barium sulfate (BaSO4) which finds applications across a variety of industries. Low quality barite can be beneficiated to meet high-purity requirement. Thus, in this work, we developed an optimum beneficiation process for upgrading barite-bearing ore from Azare in Bauchi State, …

(PDF) Barite as an Industrial Mineral in Nigeria: Occurrence

Barite is a non-metallic mineral which is simply barium sulfate (BaSO4) and is largely used by the oil and gas industry as a weighting agent in drilling mud during drilling operations.

Properties and Application of Nigerian Bentonite Clay …

For example, bentonite from Africa (African bentonite) is widely used as a remediation [26] and removal process [27], and bentonite from Nigeria (Nigerian bentonite) is used in the mud formulation ...

Suitability of Nigerian Bentonite in Drilling Fluid Formulation

The oil production industry in Nigeria operates both onshore and more recently offshore in the coastal areas located in the oil-rich Niger-Delta. Unfortunately, the drilling mud additives currently used in the country are all imported and at huge foreign exchange costs. Therefore the objective of the current effort is development of drilling …

Beneficiation of Nigerian bentonite using local materials

DOI: 10.1007/s13202-020-00956-8 Corpus ID: 220543114; Beneficiation of Nigerian bentonite using local materials @article{Igwilo2020BeneficiationON, title={Beneficiation of Nigerian bentonite using local materials}, author={Kevin Chinwuba Igwilo and Nnaemeka Uwaezuoke and Nnanna Okoli and Franklin T. Obasi and Emeka Emmanuel Okoro}, …

Takada 1995) °f Yola bentonite in order to upgrade the …

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Dataset on the beneficiation of a Nigerian bentonite clay …

This paper presents dataset on the beneficiation of a Nigerian clay mineral for drilling mud application. The experimental design applied used a Response Surface Design (RSM), which involved 2 4 (2-Level, 4-Factors) to generate statistical models, and analyze the dataset. The independent variables were (Bentonite; X 1), (Polymer; X 2), …

Evaluation of Available Clay in Nigeria for Suitability as …

Clay beneficiation shows that all the Nigeria clays meet up the minimum requirement. This was achieved due to addition of Pac R and caustic soda to 0.2g/350 cm 3 of water to build the lower-end of ...

Dataset on the Beneficiation of a Nigerian Bentonite Clay …

Suitability of Nigerian Bentonite in Drilling Fluid Formulation

Tables 3-5 gives a detailed summary of researchers work on Nigerian bentonite clays from different parts of the country. Oyedoh et al. (2016) carried an experimental investigation into the use of ...

BENEFICIATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF A …

BENEFICIATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF A BENTONITE FROM NORTH-EASTERN NIGERIA JAMES O. O.,a M. ADEDIRAN MESUBI,a F. A. ADEKOLA,b E. O. ODEBUNMI,b and J. I. D. ADEKEYEc ...

Determination of major elemental contents of …

The vast deposits of Nigerian bentonite clay have many significant uses in different aspects of industrial fields of which the oil and gas industry is a potential consumer of this clay mineral. ... Olugbenga A. G., Garba, M. …

Barite as an industrial mineral in Nigeria: occurrence, …

Properties and application of Nigerian bentonite clay deposits for drilling mud formulation: recent advances and future prospects. Appl. Clay Sci., 143 (2017) ... Beneficiation of barite ores. Handbook of flotation reagents: chemistry. Theor. Pract. (2015), pp. 129-141. View PDF View article Google Scholar.

Beneficiation of Nigerian bentonite using local materials

According to previous research, beneficiation of Nigerian bentonite from its predominant calcium-based composition to sodium-based clay can go a long way in improving its properties. Bentonite is the main substance which provides fluid loss control in the drilling fluid as it aids filter …

Dataset on the beneficiation of a Nigerian bentonite clay …

Economic Evaluation of Beneficiating Nigerian Bentonite …

The raw Pindiga clay sample had high iron oxide content up to 26.54 wt% which reduced to 24.15 wt% after beneficiation, while the raw Gambe clay contained 11.87 wt% iron oxide which reduced to 4. ...

Development of Organoclays from Nigerian Bentonite …

Beneficiation or activation of these clays with a sodium salt has been largely used by researchers in converting the calcium based montmorillonite ... fluid formulated from Nigerian bentonite organoclay modified with fatty acid based imidazolium surfactants in HPHT conditions. This paper studies certain effects of the

Locations of Bentonite Deposits in Nigeria

With proofs that Nigeria clay meets current American Petroleum Institute (A.P.I.) standard by beneficiation and proven reserves of more than four (4) billion metric tonnes of bentonite, Nigerian ...