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FLUIDS
SYSTEMS
Key elements of a successful Drilling Fluid Operation
HS&E
Drilling
Tender Fluid
Design &
Selection
Quality Technical
Control Service
Solids
Control
DRILLING FLUIDS SYSTEMS
Cost
Environmental concerns
Safety
Availability
Storage
There are only two reasons why we drill a hole in the ground:
Risk management
Cost of Fluid
Formation damage
Lubrication
Waste disposal options
Local regulations
Shale inhibition
Requirements :
High Viscosity (FV 100 sec+)
Low Cost
Hi-vis sweeps or circulating system
Fill tanks with fresh water (chlorides less than 1000 mg/l)
Add 0.2 ppb Lime just prior to pumping (sweep system only)
DRILLING FLUIDS SYSTEMS
Add :
Bentonite Muds
Mixing Procedure
Barite
DRILLING FLUIDS SYSTEMS
Mixing Procedure
Engineering Comments
Pretreat with bicarbonate of soda or SAPP prior to drilling out cement or
drill out with water.
Increase viscosity with PHG additions, Long chain polymers will also
increase viscosity but will be more expensive.
Foaming problems can be reduced by adding defoamer, minimizing use
of starch and maintaining the minimum acceptable pH.
Increase inhibition by increasing the salt content.
Increase encapsulation of solids with additions of PAC or PHPA.
Minimize dispersion by running minimum pH with maximum inhibition.
It will be necessary to dump and dilute to maintain the correct solids and
MBT conc. so minimize dumping by running solids control equip.
Further additions of thinner may be necessary with Barite additions
At high mud weights replace long chain polymers with short chains
Reduce gels and YP prior to logging or running casing.
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Mixing Procedure
Mixing order, add :
Prehydrate Bentonite in fresh water w/ caustic, and soda ash
Adjust volume of water to obtain correct gel conc.
FCL / Calcium Lignosulphonate and adjust pH
Polymer viscosifiers and fluid loss additives, 15 min / sac
Gypsum
Barite
To convert (Breakover) to a gyp system, reduce LGS below 5%.
Dispersants may need to be added before or with the gypsum.
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Lime Muds
Caustic is added to increase the Pf. Lime is added to increase the Pm.
Viscosity is increased by increasing the gel strength and is reduced by
lowering the solids content, by greater dilution or by adding a thinner
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Advantages Disadvantages
Greater degrees of inhibition
than a dispersed mud Some polymers are attacked
Flexibility by bacteria
Logistics Temperature limitations of
Less Damaging to formation polymers
Increased ROP Polymers are more
Optimum rheological expensive per sack
characteristics Requires care in mixing
Resistant to contaminating procedures
ions
DRILLING FLUIDS SYSTEMS
Mixing Procedure
Engineering Comments
Mud losses at the shakers are likely if coarse screens not fitted to start
with
Reduce circulation rates or use larger screens for 1-2 circulations
Engineering Comments
At high mud weights replace hi vis polymers with low vis polymers.
Polymer thinners will be required in addition to PAC for very low
fluid losses.
Bacterial attack is possible :
Add initial kill dose and daily treatment
Increase pH to 10.5 and increase chlorides if necessary
Add defoamer if necessary
To salt saturate :
Reduce MBT to < 10 to minimize flocculation effects
Add a slight excess of salt to ensure saturation at downhole
conditions
DRILLING FLUIDS SYSTEMS
Disadvantages
Lubricity is not as good as NAF
Possible Temperature limitations
Bacterial degradation potential depending upon polymer.
Generally not for high Ca++ environments
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Mixing Procedure
Engineering Comments
All the comments on non dispersed polymer systems apply
Engineering Comments
Due to depletion add 1 drum (25 kg) of PHPA every 30 -100 ft as per
program (or as required). Add slowly at suction pit. Note that Liquid
PHPS is only 35% PHPA so adjust additions accordingly.
Use ROP Enhancer, drilling detergent, nut plug to solve bit balling.
HYDRO-FOIL HYDRO-FOIL
Properties GEN 1 GEN 1
BHCT = 40C BHCT = 90C
Density (ppg) 10.5 13
Plastic
Viscosity 15 - 25 25 - 35
(cP)
Yield Point
15 - 25 20 - 30
(lb/100ft2)
Gels
+/- 6 /10 +/- 8 / 14
(lb/100ft2)
API Fluid Loss
<5 <5
(cc/30min)
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HYDRO-FOIL GEN 2
By reducing water adsorption into the clay matrix and prevents them
from becoming plastic, thereby providing a secondary benefit of
reducing the tendency for bit-balling.
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HYDRO-FOIL GEN 2
Lubricious
Environmentally acceptable
Ease of mixing
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HYDRO-FOIL GEN 2
IMMUNE-8 is the key additive to system performance and is a blend
of primary, secondary and tertiary amines reacted with an acid.
Therefore, it has both acidic and basic properties. It is preferentially
is adsorbed on to the cation exchange sites electrostatically binding
clay platelets together and mitigates a clays tendency to absorb
water.
Shale Cutting using
Affect of IMMUNE-8 on Bentonite Hydration HYDRO-FOIL GEN 2
DRILLING FLUIDS SYSTEMS
HYDRO-FOIL GEN 2
Properties
Fracture propagation
Mp Fp
Mp FLUID Fp Non-inhibitive
Non inhibitive Fluid
INGRESS
Silicate gel/precipitate
Mp
Mp FLUID Fp HYDRO-
HYDRO-FOIL S8 Fluid
INGRESS Fp
Ca
Ca
H2O Ca Ca
SHALE PORE
Ca
Ca
~ GELLED/PRECIPITATED SILICATES
SILICATE SYSTEM
Properties
Density (ppg) 12 15
pH 12 12.5 12 12.5
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Advantages
Temperature stability to > 230C (450F).
Low solids
Non Dispersed System
Disadvantages
Calcium and salinity limitations may limit choices
More expensive than High Temperature Bentonite
System
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Thermal stability
Flexibility that extends conventional systems beyond their
normal limits
Shale stability
Excellent return permeability
Reduced corrosion rates
Lubricity
Environmentally acceptable
Economical
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Properties
Mixing Procedure
For high mud weights add half water requirement initially, then add
remaining water when adding Barite.
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Engineering Comments
Engineering Comments
Drill-In Fluids
Fluids used to construct wellbore in the producing formation.
Drill-In Fluids
Drill-in fluids can be:
The system is custom designed for each individual reservoir and uses
a range of high-quality components and design tools to facilitate the
design process.
One such tool is the Synthe-Sizer software program that allows the
fluids engineer to optimise the concentration and particle size
distribution of the bridging agent to ensure solids are deposited across
the pore throats with minimum invasion, yet seal off the reservoir with a
thin, compact and resilient filtercake
DRILL-IN FLUIDS
Typical Formulation
Typical Properties
Properties
Density (ppg) 9.4
Plastic Viscosity (cP) 12 - 18
Yield Point (lb/100ft2) 15 - 25
6 rpm Reading
7 - 12
(lb/100ft2)
Gels (lb/100ft2) 6 - 12
API Fluid Loss (cc/30m) < 4.0
HTHP Fluid Loss (200F/
< 8.0
500psi)
DRILL-IN FLUIDS
Advantages
Viscosity Bentonite plus Excellent hole
MMO/MMH cleaning rheology
Avoids erosion of soft
Fluid loss Carboxymethyl formations
Starch (CMS), PAC Minimal loss into
fractures
Fluid Loss
Control Additive Disadvantages
Sensitive to
Density CaCO3 or contamination by
CaCO3 and barite many mud polymers
Not compatible with
Clean-up None? high KCl levels
Acid Poor acceptance of
bentonite as drill-in
Brine wash fluid additive
Breaker wash Poor fluid loss control
compared with
polymer muds
DRILL-IN FLUIDS
Formate Systems
Advantages
Non damaging drilling in / completion fluid
Also used for workover / packer fluids
Temperature stability to 350F and very resistant to
contamination
Suitable for slim hole drilling
Non corrosive, Non toxic, Non scaling
Disadvantages
Cost, especially at high mud weights Cesium Formate is
extremely expensive
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Formate Systems
Additives
Viscosity - Xanthan
Fluid Loss - PAC
Inhibition - Salts,
pH Buffer
Bridging agents -CaCO3 150, Sized salts NaCl, etc.
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Engineering Comments
Retort at 200F
Emulsions
Internal Phase
Continuous Phase
DRILLING FLUIDS SYSTEMS
Product 1 2
CONFI-MUL P (lb/bbl) 6 6
CONFI-GEL HT (lb/bbl) 6 3
LIME (lb/bbl) 3 3
CONFI-TROL (lb/bbl) 8 8
Calcium Chloride 22 13
Product 1 2
CONFI-MUL P (lb/bbl) 6 6
CONFI-GEL HT (lb/bbl) 6 3
LIME (lb/bbl) 3 3
CONFI-TROL (lb/bbl) 8 8
Calcium Chloride 22 13
Properties 1 2