Evaluación experimental de saponinas de Agave mapisaga en fluidos de perforación: comparación con carboximetilcelulosa (CMC) en el control de filtrado
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https://doi.org/10.71112/433cb916Palabras clave:
Biosurfactante;, saponinas;, Agave mapisaga;, lodos de perforación;, filtrado API;, reología;, CMC;, estabilidad térmica.Resumen
El presente estudio evalúa experimentalmente el desempeño de saponinas extraídas de Agave mapisaga como biosurfactante natural, evaluadas como aditivo controlador de filtrado y modificador reológico en lodos de perforación base agua, mediante comparación directa con carboximetilcelulosa (CMC). La metodología incluyó extracción y purificación del material, formulación de lodos con concentraciones equivalentes (0,25 lb/bbl) y evaluación conforme a API RP 13B-1. En condiciones estándar, las saponinas incrementaron el punto cedente en 18% (65 vs. 55 lb/100 ft²), indicando mayor capacidad de suspensión, y mostraron un filtrado API ligeramente mayor que CMC (3,4 vs. 3,1 mL; +9,7%). Bajo evaluación térmica a 350°F, el filtrado con saponinas aumentó 24% (3,4→4,2 mL), mientras que con CMC aumentó 61% (3,1→5.0 mL). Se concluye que las saponinas son técnicamente competitivas y más estables térmicamente para escenarios donde el control de filtrado y la suspensión de sólidos son críticos.
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Derechos de autor 2026 Isabel O. Albino-Gutierrez, Nicómedes Saavedra-Arancibia, Héctor F. Durán-Calvetty, Mirna Villegas, Irma C. Ajhuacho-Lopez (Autor/a)
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