Basic Functions Drilling fluids are formulated to carry out a wide range of functions. Although the list is long and varied, key performance characteristics are the following: Controlling formation pressures—Drilling fluid is vital for maintaining control of a well. The mud is pumped down the dril...
In this study, short term (30 min) and long term (420 min) fluid loss tests on the drilling mud with various amounts of bentonite contents were performed using the API fluid loss device with filter paper and compared it to the field clay soil (porous media) at a pressure of 100 psi ...
Basic material for a drilling fluid, which is suitable for sepg. drilling mud from laitance comprises one or two components. - The simple component system contains at least 40% water, swelling clay mineral, gelling and plastifying agents and an electrolyte soln.. The binary system contains a ...
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Mud shale, used in drilling engineering, is prone to hydration and expansion, resulting in creep deformation that leads to wellbore shrinkage and pipe sticking incidents. Studying the creep characteristics of mud shale is significant for designing a reas
This estimates a lower limit of drilling fluid pressure that can be maintained with a pre-determined allowable failure margin (say 5% or 10% etc.). The basic algorithm uses elastic equations to calculate stresses at the borehole wall (r = a; where a is the wellbore radius, and r is ...
the compositions of the groundwaters are very stable (Sasamoto et al., 2011,2014;Amano et al., 2012b). The quality of each groundwater sample was checked by measurement of the concentration of sodium naphtionate, which is an indication of drilling fluid contamination. The concentrations were ...
In spite of the advantages of esters, it is important to contrast the fact that they are also aggressive against elastomers, which are the seal components used in drilling equipment. In addition, the kinematic viscosity of esters is generally higher when compared to other organic bases, thus lim...
Since the Woodford Shale has > 50% silica in most beds, these beds would only be described as “siliceous,” which makes the naming insensitive to other components such as clay and dolomite. Therefore, this scheme was slightly modified to make the naming more sensitive to non-quartz (or ...
A formation testing tool and method for providing pressure controlled sampling is provided. A flow line delivers formation fluid to a sample chamber in the testing tool. A first val