Abstract
Additive manufacturing and 3D printing hold a number of promise in bringing on-demand and high-performance parts production capable of adding high value to the oil and gas industry. Non-metallic parts offer a number of advantages in reducing corrosion issues and enabling properties such as high-temperature resistance or reversibly, dissolvable or degradable properties. However, most parts used for completion and down-hole tools are still based on traditional molding, extrusion, thermoforming, etc. methods. 3D printing methods (FDM, SLA, SLA, VSP, etc.) holds promise in fabricating parts ranging from high-performance polymer materials (PEEK, PPS, Ultem, etc.) to elastomeric (thermoset elastomer and thermoplastic elastomer) materials. The use of polymer nanocomposite polymers is also a possibility. This talk will give an overview of 3D printing polymer materials from high-performance polymers, elastomers, and nanocomposite materials with high potential for the industry and current projects in the Advincula Research group. This will also enumerate their testing for thermo-mechanical properties including possible new protocols for evaluating performance for downhole conditions, environmental exposure, and degradation properties.
