scholarly journals Application of micro-foam drilling fluid technology in Haita area

2012 ◽  
Vol 04 (07) ◽  
pp. 438-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingren Sun ◽  
Bo Xu
Keyword(s):  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Foam Drilling

scholarly journals Numerical Modeling of Foam Drilling Hydraulics

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozcan Baris ◽  
Luis Ayala ◽  
W. Watson Robert
Keyword(s):  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Drilling Fluids ◽  
Drilling Mud ◽  
Lost Circulation ◽  
Pressure Profiles ◽  
Drilling Operations ◽  
Parametric Studies ◽  
Bit Life ◽  
Foam Drilling

The use of foam as a drilling fluid was developed to meet a special set of conditions under which other common drilling fluids had failed. Foam drilling is defined as the process of making boreholes by utilizing foam as the circulating fluid. When compared with conventional drilling, underbalanced or foam drilling has several advantages. These advantages include: avoidance of lost circulation problems, minimizing damage to pay zones, higher penetration rates and bit life. Foams are usually characterized by the quality, the ratio of the volume of gas, and the total foam volume. Obtaining dependable pressure profiles for aerated (gasified) fluids and foam is more difficult than for single phase fluids, since in the former ones the drilling mud contains a gas phase that is entrained within the fluid system. The primary goal of this study is to expand the knowledge-base of the hydrodynamic phenomena that occur in a foam drilling operation. In order to gain a better understanding of foam drilling operations, a hydrodynamic model is developed and run at different operating conditions. For this purpose, the flow of foam through the drilling system is modeled by invoking the basic principles of continuum mechanics and thermodynamics. The model was designed to allow gas and liquid flow at desired volumetric flow rates through the drillstring and annulus. Parametric studies are conducted in order to identify the most influential variables in the hydrodynamic modeling of foam flow. 

Micro Foam Drilling Fluid System Performance Research and Application

2013 ◽  
Vol 868 ◽  
pp. 601-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Nan Wang ◽  
Yong Ping Wang ◽  
Dong Zhang ◽  
Hui Min Tang
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Field Application ◽  
Fluid System ◽  
Foaming Agent ◽  
Fluid Properties ◽  
Single Well ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Reservoir Protection ◽  
Foam Drilling

Micro foam drilling fluid has irreplaceable advantages in reservoir protection, drilling speed, improve the cementing quality and leak plugging, especially suitable for the "three low" Daqing peripheral oilfield Haita area. Indoor the foaming agent, foam stabilizing agent were screened, Preferably choose the efficient composite foaming agent, stabilizer and thickener, the drilling fluid system is transformed into micro foam drilling fluid system. And evaluate the inhibition, anti temperature, anti pollution (anti clay, calcium, anti kerosene) reservoir protection capability, The micro foam drilling fluid leakage, oil reservoir protection, speed up mechanism and micro foam drilling fluid rheological characteristics were studied, Set up a specific rheological model of Micro Foam Drilling fluid, According to the characteristics of Gulong oilfield,R&D the calculation software of Micro Foam drilling fluid density changes with the temperature, pressure and provide guidance for safe drilling. Field application shows that the system has the advantages of simple preparation,convenient maintenance, easy transformation, drilling fluid properties can meet the requirements of drilling technology, To ensure the safe, fast, and high quality drilling of oil and gas,reduce pollution,improve the productivity of a single well.

scholarly journals Experimental and modeling hydraulic studies of foam drilling fluid flowing through vertical smooth pipes

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Saxena ◽  
A.K. Pathak ◽  
Keka Ojha ◽  
Shivanjali Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Foam Drilling

Experiments for Selecting the Optimal Foam Drilling Fluid Formula

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liu Yong ◽  
Li Qian ◽  
Yao Aiguo ◽  
Zhang Xianyong
Keyword(s):  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Foam Drilling

Technology and Applications of Foam Drilling Fluid in Fractured and Complex Formations

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (16) ◽  
pp. 1747-1754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. R. Luo ◽  
M. Chen ◽  
D. S. Liu ◽  
Y. Jin ◽  
M. H. Du ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Foam Drilling ◽  
Complex Formations

Improving Gas Bubbles’ Half Life in Foam Drilling Fluid

2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Issham Ismail ◽  
Nur Suriani Mamat ◽  
Baihaqi Mamat ◽  
Ahmad Shamsulizwan Ismail ◽  
Azmi Kamis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheological Properties ◽  
Xanthan Gum ◽  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Polymer Foam ◽  
Water Soluble Polymers ◽  
Stable Foam ◽  
Soluble Polymers ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Foam Drilling

An underbalanced drilling using foam drilling fluid is one of the most effective solutions which are capable of preventing formation damage, differential sticking, or circulation lost. Nevertheless, the limitation of using foam drilling fluid is the stability of its rheological properties which would affect its lubricity characteristics. Therefore, a research study was carried out to determine the stability and effectiveness of water soluble polymers as an additive in foam drilling fluid. To produce the required and most stable foam, four types of surfactants had been tested, namely sodium dodecyl sulfate (anionic), cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (cationic), T×100 (non ionic), and n-alkyl betaines (amphoteric). Then, the water soluble polymers, namely xanthan gum, hydroxyethyl cellulose, guar gum, and carboxymethyl cellulose, were evaluated as a stabilizer in the said foam drilling fluid. The laboratory works involved lubricity and rheological properties tests, which were conducted at ambient condition. The experimental results showed that the use of xanthan gum with anionic surfactant produced the most stable foam drilling fluid compared to other polymers. Rheological properties of the polymer foam drilling fluid were compared with water-based mud, and it was revealed that polymer foam drilling fluid could perform as effective as the latter. The significant advantage of using polymer foam drilling fluid was its coefficient of friction which was found to be lower than the water-based mud. 

Study on the Flow Behavior of Underbalanced Circulative Micro-Foam Drilling Fluid

2013 ◽  
Vol 706-708 ◽  
pp. 1585-1588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Ping Guo ◽  
Lei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Underbalanced Drilling ◽  
Liquidity Index ◽  
Rate Of Increase ◽  
Fluid Drag ◽  
Ground Condition ◽  
Foam Drilling ◽  
Hpht Experiment

Underbalanced drilling is a new method for the exploratory development of low pressure and permeability reservoirs; circulative micro-foam drilling fluid is a new technology which is developed for realizing near-balanced drilling and underbalanced drilling. The flow behavior of circulative micro-foam drilling fluid in wellbore was researched by applying HPHT experiment apparatus. It is concluded that the flow behavior parameters of circulative micro-foam drilling fluid is only related to temperature but not to pressure; the constitutive equation accords with the rheological law of power-law fluid, the expressions of consistency coefficient and liquidity index were obtained through analyzing the flow behavior experiment data under the condition of HTHP. The density of circulative micro-foam drilling fluid increases as the increase of pressure and decreases as the increase of temperature, but in wellbore the rate of increase as pressure is greater than that of decrease as temperature, so the density of drilling fluid in wellbore is greater than that under ground condition. The fluid drag force of micro-foam drilling fluid in annulus were analyzed theoretically and the pressure distribution formulas of micro-foam drilling fluid in wellbore were given.

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