Optimization of Drilling Fluid Design for Managing Wellbore Instability in K-Shale in the Malay Basin of Peninsular Malaysia

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.P. Tan ◽  
Mohd Azriyuddin Yaakub ◽  
X. Chen ◽  
D.R. Willoughby ◽  
Pauziyah Abdul Hamid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Wellbore Instability ◽  
Fluid Design

SUMHOLE DRILLING: WELLBORE STABILITY CONSIDERATIONS BASED UPON FIELD AND LABORATORY DATA

1996 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 544
Author(s):  
M.A. Addis ◽  
R.G. Jeffrey
Keyword(s):  
Field Data ◽  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Wellbore Stability ◽  
Wellbore Instability ◽  
Attractive Option ◽  
Different Diameters ◽  
Fluid Design

Slimhole drilling is becoming an attractive option as it provides significant cost savings in the petroleum industry. Furthermore, many of the technical obstacles in adapting slimhole drilling for the petroleum industry have been addressed, such as rig modifications, small volume kick detection, drilling fluid design, etc. However, wellbore stability in slimholes is largely taken for granted, when it could potentially increase costs dramatically. In this paper, a review of the available information on the effects of hole size on hole stability is presented. Wellbore stability in holes of different diameters is discussed qualitatively based on published laboratory data and unpublished field data. The quantitative assessment of wellbore instability in slimholes is addressed using observations of instability in a well in which the far field stresses were measured.The field data presented here suggest that slimhole wells are not more stable than conventional wells. The slimhole drilled in NSW shows that even using the most conservative prediction model, wellbore instability would not be predicted—instability was however, observed.

New Method of Layered Drilling Fluid Design to Overcome Wellbore Instability of Piedmont Structures

2012 ◽  
Vol 524-527 ◽  
pp. 1480-1483
Author(s):  
Bing Hou ◽  
Shui Xiang Xie ◽  
Mian Chen ◽  
Guan Cheng Jiang ◽  
Yan Jin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tarim Basin ◽  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
New Method ◽  
Design Technique ◽  
Wellbore Instability ◽  
Fluid Design

This paper will take the complex layer of the Qunkuqiake region of Tarim Basin as a research object in order to find the reasons of the borehole instability. The layered drilling fluid design technique is put forward firstly and a new drilling fluid technology to solve the problems of wall instability of the Qunkuqiake regions in Tarim Basin is developed.

Interdisciplinary Approach for Wellbore Stability During Slimhole Drilling at Volga-Urals Basin Oilfield

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Vladimirovna Norkina ◽  
Sergey Mihailovich Karpukhin ◽  
Konstantin Urjevich Ruban ◽  
Yuriy Anatoljevich Petrakov ◽  
Alexey Evgenjevich Sobolev
Keyword(s):  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Wellbore Stability ◽  
Vertical Wells ◽  
Wellbore Instability ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Chemical Studies ◽  
Fluid Rheology ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract The design features and the need to use a water-based solution make the task of ensuring trouble-free drilling of vertical wells non-trivial. This work is an example of an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of the mechanisms of instability of the wellbore. Instability can be caused by a complex of reasons, in this case, standard geomechanical calculations are not enough to solve the problem. Engineering calculations and laboratory chemical studies are integrated into the process of geomechanical modeling. The recommendations developed in all three areas are interdependent and inseparable from each other. To achieve good results, it is necessary to comply with a set of measures at the same time. The key tasks of the project were: determination of drilling density, tripping the pipe conditions, parameters of the drilling fluid rheology, selection of a system for the best inhibition of clay swelling.

Geomechanical Evaluations Coupled with Optimised Drilling Practices and Fluid Design Helped in Successful Drilling Through Coal in Offshore Peninsular Malaysia and Vietnam

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Baihaky B. Abdullah ◽  
M. Syafiq B. M. Ariffin ◽  
Avirup Chatterjee ◽  
Amitava Ghosh ◽  
Sanjeev Bordoloi
Keyword(s):  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Fluid Design

scholarly journals Experimental study of Zubair shale stability of east Baghdad oil field using different additives in water based mud

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1215-1225
Author(s):  
Asawer A. Alwassiti ◽  
Mayssaa Ali AL-Bidry ◽  
Khalid Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Oil Field ◽  
Oil Fields ◽  
Drilling Fluids ◽  
Fluid Type ◽  
Wellbore Instability ◽  
Immersion Period ◽  
Shale Formation ◽  
Shale Recovery ◽  
Polymer Type

AbstractShale formation is represented as one of the challenge formations during drilling wells because it is a strong potential for wellbore instability. Zubair formation in Iraqi oil fields (East Baghdad) is located at a depth from 3044.3 to 3444 m. It is considered as one of the most problematic formations through drilling wells in East Baghdad. Most problems of Zubair shale are swelling, sloughing, caving, cementing problem and casing landing problem caused by the interaction of drilling fluid with the formation. An attempt to solve the cause of these problems has been adapted in this paper by enhancing the shale stability through adding additives to the drilling fluid. The study includes experiments by using two types of drilling fluids, API and polymer type, with five types of additives (KCl, NaCl, CaCl2, Na2SiO3 and Flodrill PAM 1040) in different concentrations (0.5, 1, 5 and 10) wt% and different immersion period (1, 24 and 72 h) hours. The effect of drilling fluids and additive salts on shale has been studied by using different techniques: (XRD, XRF, reflected and transmitted microscope) as well shale recovery. The results show that adding 10 wt% of Na2SiO3 to API drilling fluid results in a high percentage of shale recovery (78.22%), while the maximum shale recovery was (80.57%) in polymer drilling fluid type gained by adding 10 wt% of Na2SiO3.

scholarly journals Chemical Effect on Wellbore Instability of Nahr Umr Shale

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baohua Yu ◽  
Chuanliang Yan ◽  
Zhen Nie
Keyword(s):  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Ionic Concentration ◽  
Chemical Effect ◽  
Drilling Fluids ◽  
Collapse Pressure ◽  
Wellbore Instability ◽  
Sealing Capacity ◽  
Engineering Data ◽  
Forward Engineering ◽  
Rock Mechanical Properties

Wellbore instability is one of the major problems that hamper the drilling speed in Halfaya Oilfield. Comprehensive analysis of geological and engineering data indicates that Halfaya Oilfield features fractured shale in the Nahr Umr Formation. Complex accidents such as wellbore collapse and sticking emerged frequently in this formation. Tests and theoretical analysis revealed that wellbore instability in the Halfaya Oilfield was influenced by chemical effect of fractured shale and the formation water with high ionic concentration. The influence of three types of drilling fluids on the rock mechanical properties of Nahr Umr Shale is tested, and time-dependent collapse pressure is calculated. Finally, we put forward engineering countermeasures for safety drilling in Halfaya Oilfield and point out that increasing the ionic concentration and improving the sealing capacity of the drilling fluid are the way to keep the wellbore stable.

The Research of Case Matching Algorithm in Drilling Fluid Design Expert System

2013 ◽  
Vol 321-324 ◽  
pp. 2209-2213
Author(s):  
Jian Li ◽  
You Xiao ◽  
Yue Luo
Keyword(s):  
Expert System ◽  
Nearest Neighbor ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Case Based Reasoning ◽  
Fluid System ◽  
Matching Algorithm ◽  
Design Expert ◽  
Representation Method ◽  
Fluid Design

In the case-based reasoning in drilling fluid design expert system, it selects the corresponding representation method of attributes and matching algorithm according to the characteristics of drilling fluid system and the formulation. The representation methods of attributes in this article include digital, string and range these three methods, therefore, the corresponding matching algorithms also have nearest-neighbor, string matching and range matching these three algorithms. On this basis, and combined with the single parent genetic algorithm to optimize the initial weights combination, we can get the most optimal and realistic drilling fluid system and formula. This design method can greatly improve the efficiency and accuracy of the drilling fluid formula design.

Innovative Drilling Fluid Design and Rigorous Pre-Well Planning Enable Success in an Extreme HTHP Well

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.J. Oakley ◽  
K. Morton ◽  
A. Eunson ◽  
A. Gilmour ◽  
D. Pritchard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Fluid Design

Membrane Efficiency in Shale - An Empirical Evaluation of Drilling Fluid Chemistries and Implications for Fluid Design

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Schlemmer ◽  
J.E. Friedheim ◽  
F.B. Growcock ◽  
J.B. Bloys ◽  
J.A. Headley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
Fluid Design
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