The invention discloses a
lubricant for
drilling fluid and a preparation method of the
lubricant, and belongs to the field of oil and gas drilling chemical additives. In the water-based
drilling fluid,
microbubbles I with the
diameter of 0.1-1 mu m and
microbubbles II with the
diameter of 1-10 mu m are prepared in situ, and a low-
frequency sound field of 20-50 kHz and a high-
frequency sound field of 200-500 kHz are adopted for alternate or superposed driving; the
microbubbles I are rapidly broken to release the
lubricant to achieve instantaneous efficient
lubrication of the initial drilling section, and the microbubbles II are slowly broken to maintain the lubricating film to achieve lasting
lubrication of the rear section. The preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing the
base oil, the surfactant, the gas precursor and the foam adjusting aid in proportion, performing synchronous gas injection oscillation in a multi-
frequency sound field to form a graded microbubble suspension, and performing
settling separation and stabilizing treatment to obtain the product. The lubricant can obviously reduce the friction between a drilling tool and a well wall and prolong the service life of the drilling tool, is compatible with an existing
slurry system, is free of waste water and
waste gas emission in production, does not detect
heavy metals after being used, is easy to degrade in surfactant and
pollution-free to underground water, meets the requirement of green drilling, and has excellent
engineering popularization value.