Experimental Study of Drill Cuttings Transport in Horizontal Well With Newtonian Fluid

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Huque ◽  
Syed Imtiaz ◽  
Stephen Butt ◽  
Sohrab Zendehboudi ◽  
Mohammad Rahman
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Mojammel Huque ◽  
Syed Imtiaz ◽  
Sohrab Zendehboudi ◽  
Stephen Butt ◽  
Mohammad Azizur Rahman ◽  
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Author(s):  
Mohammad Mojammel Huque ◽  
Syed Imtiaz ◽  
Stephen Butt ◽  
Sohrab Zendehboudi ◽  
Mohammad Azizur Rahman

Abstract Transport of cuttings is crucial in a horizontal drilling operation. Effective removal of cuttings is necessary for efficient drilling. An experimental investigation has been carried out to analyze the flow behaviour of solid cuttings in different drilling environments with visualization techniques. This study investigates the cuttings transport mechanism in a horizontal annulus section. A 6.16 m long and 4.5″ × 2.5″ annulus section was used to model the real-time drilling behaviour with different flow rates, drill pipe rotations and eccentric positions. Water as a Newtonian fluid was used as drilling mud and 2–3 mm solid glass beds were used to simulate the drill cuttings. The in-situ volume fraction of cuttings in the annulus was estimated by Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) analyzer. Visualization technique used to estimate the moving bed velocity in the horizontal annulus section. A highspeed camera was used to capture the transport phenomena of the moving solid particle at 2000 frames per second. The highspeed camera can effectively track each particle in the system. Analysis of high-speed camera revealed different cuttings transport phenomena like rolling of cuttings, stationary cuttings bed and cuttings suspended into the drilling mud. Experimental investigation revealed that drill pipe rotation helps in cuttings bed movement and resist the formation of large cuttings dune in the annulus formation. Also, this study revealed that eccentric annulus shows less annular solid volume compared to a concentric annulus; however, an eccentric annulus is harder to clean compared to a concentric annulus section.


2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingqin Duan ◽  
Stefan Z. Miska ◽  
Mengjiao Yu ◽  
Nicholas E. Takach ◽  
Ramadan Mohammed Ahmed ◽  
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2011 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Piroozian ◽  
Issham Ismail

Lencongan dari laluan tegak menyebabkan rincisan gerudi berkumpul pada bahagian bawah lubang telaga sehingga terbentuknya lapisan rincisan. Akibatnya, berlaku beberapa permasalahan operasi ketika berlangsungnya penggerudian. Daya seret dan kilas yang melampau, kesukaran yang dialami ketika penyorongan rentetan selongsong ke dalam lubang telaga, kesukaran untuk memperoleh operasi penyimenan yang baik, dan lekatan mekanikal paip gerudi adalah antara beberapa contoh lazim yang berkaitan dengan permasalahan terbabit. Sehubungan itu, pemahaman yang baik tentang parameter utama operasi yang mempengaruhi pembersihan lubang telaga adalah penting. Artikel ini mengetengahkan keputusan daripada kajian makmal yang telah dilaksanakan untuk menilai keberkesanan tiga jenis bendalir gerudi dalam menyingkir rincisan gerudi. Kajian makmal melibatkan penggunaan gelung legap aliran sepanjang 17 kaki dengan diameter 2 inci sebagai bahagian ujian. Bagi setiap uji kaji, prestasi pengangkutan rincisan (CTP - Cuttings Transport Performance) ditentukan menerusi pengukuran berat. Keputusan uji kaji dianalisis untuk memperoleh kesan menyeluruh ketiga-tiga parameter operasi, iaitu kelikatan bendalir gerudi, halaju bendalir, dan kecondongan lubang telaga. Kajian terkini membuktikan bahawa penggunaan bendalir gerudi berkelikatan tinggi berupaya meningkatkan CTP jika regim aliran adalah gelora. Walau bagaimanapun, peningkatan kelikatan dalam regim aliran peralihan atau laminar masing-masing mengurangkan CTP secara beransur atau mendadak. Kajian juga menunjukkan bahawa peningkatan sudut kecondongan dari 60° ke 90° memberikan kesan yang positif terhadap CTP. Parameter operasi yang memberikan kesan yang ketara dalam kajian ini ialah halaju aliran, dengan peningkatan kecil yang dialami oleh halaju aliran berjaya memberikan kesan positif yang nyata dalam pembersihan lubang telaga. Kata kunci: Kecekapan penyingkiran rincisan; prestasi pengangkutan rincisan; rincisan gerudi; bendalir gerudi; pembersihan lubang telaga Deviation from vertical path makes drill cuttings to accumulate on the lower side of the wellbore that induces the formation of cuttings bed. Subsequently, relative problems occur while drilling. Excessive torque and drag, difficulties in running casing in hole and accomplishing good cementing jobs and mechanical pipe sticking are few of the classical examples of such problems. Therefore, a comprehensive understanding of influential parameters on hole cleaning seems to be essential. This paper presents results of an experimental study that was carried out to evaluate cuttings removal efficiency of three types of drilling fluid. Experiments were conducted using a 17 feet long opaque flow loop of 2 inch diameter as test section. For each test, the amount of cuttings transport performance (CTP) was determined from weight measurements. Three operating parameters were considered, namely drilling fluid viscosity, fluid velocity, and hole inclination. It showed that the use of high-viscosity drilling fluid improved CTP if the flow regime was turbulent. However, increasing viscosity when flow regime was transient or laminar flow lessened CTP gradually or sharply respectively. It was also revealed that an incremental increase in hole inclination from 60° to 90° has a positive effect on CTP. The most influential parameter in this study was fluid velocity in which a small raise of fluid velocity resulted in a substantial positive effect on hole cleaning. Key words: Cuttings removal efficiency; cuttings transport performance; drill cuttings; drilling fluid; hole cleaning


2008 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 35-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylwia Peryt-Stawiarska ◽  
Zdzisław Jaworski

Fluctuations of the non-Newtonian fluid flow in a Kenics static mixer: An experimental study The measurements for a Kenics static mixer were carried out using Laser Doppler Anemometer (LDA). The test fluid was non-Newtonian solution of CMC, Blanose type 9H4. The velocity data inside the 5th Kenics insert were collected for the axial components at five levels of Reynolds number, Re = 20 ÷ 120. Velocity fluctuations were also analyzed in the frequency domain, after processing them with the help of the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) procedure. The spectra of fluctuations provided information about level of the fluctuations in the observed range of Reynolds number. The obtained data were then also used to plot the velocity profiles for the fifth insert of the Kenics mixer. It was concluded that in the investigated range of Reynolds numbers (Re = 20 ÷ 120) a strong dependence of the velocity profiles and the flow fluctuations on Reynolds number was observed.


2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (04) ◽  
pp. 304-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhu Chen ◽  
Ramadan M. Ahmed ◽  
Stefan Z. Miska ◽  
Nicholas E. Takach ◽  
Mengjiao Yu ◽  
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