The 12th Global Conference on Polymer and Composite Materials (PCM 2025)

Abstract: With the gradual depletion of shallow oil and gas resources, deep (>4,500m) and ultra-deep (>6,000m) oil and gas have become the main focus of oil and gas exploration and development in China. With the advancement of technology, the drilling depth has been gradually increased, and there are more than 200 oil and gas wells exceeding 8000m now in China. It is encouraging that China already has two wells deeper than 10,000 meters, one of which has been completed. However, the high temperature in the deep formation poses a great challenge to the temperature resistance of drilling fluids, which plays a vital role in carrying and suspending dill cuttings, stabilizing wellbores, and lubricating and cooing drill bits during drilling engineering. Water-soluble polymers mainly regulate rheology and control filtration in drilling fluids, but their performance falls under high-temperature and high salts conditions, which is a serious problem for safety and efficiency. This report will focus on the topic of high temperature resistant polymers used in drilling fluids. It will cover the technical challenges of deep well drilling, the challenges for polymers and research on high temperature resistant polymers (filtration control additive and plugging agent) from our team. Finally, the technical challenges that still need to be addressed will be presented.

Biography: Dr. Xianbin Huang is an associate professor and a graduate supervisor in the School of Petroleum Engineering at China University of Petroleum (East China). He graduated from China University of Petroleum (Beijing) in 2017, majoring in oil and gas well engineering. His research interests include drilling fluids, polymers for high-temperature resistant drilling fluids, and materials for wellbore stabilization. He actively participates in product industrialization and engineering practice. Several high-temperature-resistant materials were industrialized and field applied in the drilling engineering. He is the leader of two National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC) research projects and six industry projects. It is a great honor for him to participate in the research of key technologies for China's 10,000-meter deep wells. In 2022, he was honored as an Engineer of Excellence in Shandong Province, China. He is Youth Editorial Board Members for Petroleum Science and several Chinese academic journals.