Rheology of Brine-Based Fuzzy-Ball Drilling Fluids in Deepwater Drilling

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaochuan Li ◽  
Lihui Zheng ◽  
Panfeng Wei ◽  
Xiaojuan Dai ◽  
Weian Huang
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Yield Point ◽  
Apparent Viscosity ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Plastic Viscosity ◽  
Rheological Parameters ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Drilling Fluids ◽  
Deepwater Drilling

Abstract In deepwater drilling, the rheology of traditional drilling fluid is uncontrollable since the fluid usually mixes with brine and encounters low temperature. A solution may be to use the newly designed brine-based fuzzy-ball drilling fluids (BFDFs) since these have a well-adapted rheology under high salinity and low temperature condition. This has the potential to make drilling safer and more efficient. In this experiment, the rheological properties of BFDFs under test conditions were characterized with a rheometer by varying salinity (2 to 20 mass%) and temperature (4 to 80 °C). The rheological parameters considered are apparent viscosity (AV), plastic viscosity (PV), yield point (YP), and θ6 reading. To characterize the magnitudes of changes of the rheological parameters and their low temperature dependence, their ratios at 4 and 25 °C, and 4 and 80 °C were calculated. The results showed that the apparent viscosity (AV), the plastic viscosity (PV), the yield point (YP), and θ6 reading of BFDFs increased slightly with the decrease of salinity and temperature. The ratios of rheological parameters at 4 and 25 °C were close to unity, while the ratios at 4 and 80 °C were about two. The flow behavior of BFDFs under high salinity and low temperature condition was stable. Therefore, brine could be used as the base fluid for BFDFs. Theoretically, the flow behavior of BFDFs under low temperature condition seems to follow the Herschel-Bulkley model. Practically, the tests indicated that the BFDFs possess a strong tolerance to sandstone cuttings and Cabentonite, an excellent inhibitive property to shaly cuttings, weak corrosive characteristics against N80 casing steel, excellent lubricity properties, and remarkable biodegradability. In summary, the empirical results showed that the newly designed fuzzy-ball working fluid can use brine instead of fresh water as based fluid and maintain remarkable properties under high salinity and low temperature condition. Properties of BFDFs could basically satisfy the requirement of deepwater drilling work.

Rheological Properties of Water-Based Drilling Fluids in Deep Offshore Conditions

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Ding ◽  
Baojiang Sun ◽  
Zhiyuan Wang ◽  
Yonghai Gao ◽  
Yu Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Rheological Properties ◽  
Apparent Viscosity ◽  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Plastic Viscosity ◽  
Drilling Fluids ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Temperature And Pressure

Abstract In deep-water drilling, the drilling fluid is affected by the alternating temperature field derived from the low temperature of the seawater and the high temperature of the formation. The complicated wellbore temperature and pressure environments make the prediction of rheological properties of the drilling fluid difficult. In this study, the rheological properties of water-based drilling fluid in full temperature and pressure range of deep-water conditions were tested from 2 to 150 °C (35.6 to 302 °F) and 0.1 to 70 MPa (14.5 to 10000psi). The experiment was carried out by the OFI130-77 high temperature and high pressure rheometer. The experimental data were processed by multiple regression analysis method, and the mathematical model for predicting the apparent viscosity, plastic viscosity and yield point of water-based drilling fluid under high temperature and high pressure conditions was established. The experimental results show that when the temperature is lower than 65 °C (149 °F), the apparent viscosity and plastic viscosity of the water-based drilling fluid decrease significantly with increasing temperature. When the temperature is higher than 65 °C (149 °F), the apparent viscosity and plastic viscosity decrease slowly. Under low temperature conditions, the effect of pressure on the apparent viscosity and plastic viscosity of water-based drilling fluids is relatively significant. The calculated values of the prediction model have a good agreement with the experimental measurements. Compared with the traditional model, this prediction model has a significant improvement in the prediction accuracy in the low temperature section, which can provide a calculation basis for on-site application of deepwater drilling fluid.

scholarly journals COMPORTAMENTO REOLÓGICO DE EXTRATOS DE GRÃOS, FARINHA INTEGRAL E ISOLADO PROTÉICO DE SOJA

2003 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
ROSANE DA SILVA RODRIGUES ◽  
ÂNGELA MARIA GOZZO ◽  
ROBERTO HERMÍNIO MORETTI
Keyword(s):  
Newtonian Fluid ◽  
Soy Protein ◽  
Apparent Viscosity ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Total Solid ◽  
Soy Flour ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Rheological Parameters ◽  
Flow Behavior Index ◽  
Isolated Soy Protein

Estudou-se o comportamento reológico de extratos elaborados com grãos, farinha integral e isolado protéico de soja. Extratos com 3% de proteína foram obtidos de grãos de soja (em equipamento conhecido como “vaca mecânica”), de farinha integral e de isolado protéico (por dissolução em água) e pasteurizados a 74±2°C por 15 seg. Os parâmetros reológicos estudados foram o coeficiente de consistência, o índice de comportamento do fluxo e a viscosidade aparente. Foram determinados, também, sólidos totais, proteínas, lipídios, cinzas, fibra bruta, carboidratos e índice de sedimentação (AOAC, 1995). Verificou-se que a viscosidade aparente, a 4 e 25°C, do extrato obtido de grãos de soja (fluido nãonewtoniano com comportamento pseudoplástico) foi maior que a do extrato da farinha (fluido não-newtoniano com comportamento pseudoplástico a 4°C e dilatante a 25°C) e do isolado (fluido newtoniano). O maior índice de sedimentação constatado no extrato de farinha integral e o baixo teor de sólidos solúveis no isolado protéico foram determinantes, entre outros fatores, no comportamento reológico verificado. AbstractRHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF SOYMILK, WHOLE SOY FLOUR AND SOY ISOLATED PROTEIN The rheological properties of extracts elaborated with soybeans, whole soy flour and isolated protein were studied. Extracts with 3% of protein were obtained from soybeans (in a equipment called “mechanic cow”), whole soy flour and isolated soy protein (by dissolution in water) and pasteurized at 74±2°C for 15 seg. The rheological parameters studied were the flow behavior index, consistency coefficient and apparent viscosity. Total solid, proteins, lipids, ashes, brute fiber, carbohydrates and sedimentation index (AOAC, 1995) was also determined. The apparent viscosity, at 4 and 25°C, of the extract obtained from soybeans (non-newtonian fluid with pseudoplastic behavior), was greater than the one of whole soy flour extract (nonnewtonian fluid with pseudoplastic behavior at 4°C and dilatant at 25°C) and of the isolated soy protein extract (Newtonian fluid). The highest sedimentation index verified in the whole soy flour extract and the low content of soluble solids in the extract of isolated soy protein defined, among others factors, the rheological behavior verified.

Rheological Properties of Blend Spinning Solution of Sodium Alginate and TiO2 Nanoparticles

2012 ◽  
Vol 430-432 ◽  
pp. 301-305
Author(s):  
Li Wen Tan ◽  
Dong Mei Xu ◽  
Quan Ji ◽  
Bing Bing Wang ◽  
Yan Zhi Xia
Keyword(s):  
Rheological Properties ◽  
Sodium Alginate ◽  
Apparent Viscosity ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Viscosity Index ◽  
Rheological Parameters ◽  
Nano Tio2 ◽  
Flow Behavior Index ◽  
Flow Activation Energy ◽  
Degradation Degree

Rheological properties of blend spinning solution of sodium alginate and TiO2 nanoparticles (SA/nano-TiO2) were investigated. The rheological parameters, structural viscosity index (Δη) and flow activation energy (Eη) of spinning solutions were calculated. The results reported that the blend spinning solutions were non-newtonian fluids. The apparent viscosity, consistency index (k) and Eη increased with increasing nano-TiO2 content in SA spinning solution, but the degradation degree of apparent viscosity decreased, flow behavior index (n) only slightly decreased and the Δη had no significantly change. The apparent viscosity (ηa) of spinning solutions could be regulated by changing temperature under 50oC. Blend spinning solution had good stability and practical applicability.

Rheological Properties of Butia Pulp

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Windson Isidoro Haminiuk ◽  
Maria-Rita Sierakowski ◽  
Giselle Maria Maciel ◽  
José Raniere Mazile Bezerra Vidal ◽  
Ivanise Guilherme Branco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yield Stress ◽  
Apparent Viscosity ◽  
Good Description ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Rheological Parameters ◽  
Concentric Cylinder ◽  
Flow Behavior Index ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Stress Flow ◽  
Behavior Index

Rheological parameters of Butia pulp were determined at different temperatures using a concentric cylinder Haake Rotovisco rheometer, model RV-20, with measurement system ZA-30. Butia pulp was found to exhibit non-Newtonian, pseudoplastic behavior at all temperatures and the rheological parameters were adequately described by the Herschel-Bulkley model. Yield stress, flow behavior index, and consistency coefficient were significantly affected by temperature. The yield stress decreased exponentially with process temperature and ranged between 36.60 and 21.70 Pa. Apparent viscosity calculated through the Herschel-Bulkley model decreased with an increase in temperature. The Arrhenius model gave a good description of temperature effect on apparent viscosity of the pulp.

scholarly journals Measurement of the Plastic Viscosity and Yield Point of Drilling Fluids

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
D.N. Delikesheva ◽  
A.Kh. Syzdykov ◽  
J.A. Ismailova ◽  
A.A. Kabdushev ◽  
G.A. Bukayeva
Keyword(s):  
Yield Point ◽  
Plastic Viscosity ◽  
Drilling Fluids

scholarly journals Studying the Rheological Properties of Non-Newtonian Fluids under the Effect of temperature Using Different Chemical Additives

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-56
Author(s):  
Douaa Hussein Ali ◽  
Muhannad A.R. Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Rheological Properties ◽  
Yield Point ◽  
Apparent Viscosity ◽  
Methyl Cellulose ◽  
Plastic Viscosity ◽  
Newtonian Fluids ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Chemical Additives ◽  
Bingham Plastic ◽  
Low Viscosity

   This research studies the rheological properties ( plastic viscosity, yield point and apparent viscosity) of Non-Newtonian fluids under the effect of temperature using different chemical additives, such as (xanthan gum (xc-polymer), carboxyl methyl cellulose ( High and low viscosity ) ,polyacrylamide, polyvinyl alcohol, starch, Quebracho and Chrome Lignosulfonate). The samples were prepared by mixing 22.5g of bentonite with 350 ml of water and adding the additives in four different concentrations (3, 6, 9, 13) g by using Hamilton Beach mixer. The rheological properties of prepared samples were measured by using Fan viscometer model 8-speeds. All the samples were subjected to Bingham plastic model. The temperature range studied is from 50 to 200 °F. The results shows that the rheological properties (plastic viscosity, apparent viscosity and yield point) decreased as temperature increased for all prepared samples of non-Newtonian fluids.

DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF SOLID CONTROL SYSTEM TO OPTIMIZE DRILLING PERFORMANCE

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (6-7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Imros Kinif ◽  
Sonny Irawan ◽  
Abhilash M. Bharadwaj
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Yield Point ◽  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Plastic Viscosity ◽  
Dilution Method ◽  
Drilling Fluids ◽  
Drilling Mud ◽  
Low Gravity ◽  
Drilling Performance ◽  
The Impact

The nature of solid content mechanism in drilling fluids directly affects its properties and causes adverse impact on drilling performance. It has rapidly evolved and become a paramount issue over the years because of challenging drilling operations. To control the impact of the drilled solids on drilling fluid properties, solid control system unit must be capable of removing the drilled solids before the re-circulation. Failure to establish good solid control management may end the operation strategy with dilution method. A rigorous analysis of drilled solid effects and its correlation with poor performance of solid control system significantly reflects on the overall rig performance in optimizing drilling operation. This paper presents a study of two different solid control system configuration used in two drilling wells. The study shows that installation of distributor tank reduces mud overflow and brings in flow control stability. Mud rheologies – Plastic viscosity, Yield Point and Low Gravity Solid are considered for the two solid control systems. The results of the new solid control system design are better than the old one. Plastic viscosity, yield point and low gravity solid values improve by 14 %, 17 % and 25 % respectively. These results can be used to check the drilling performance and also in characterization of the solid control system to enhance the drilling mud capabilities. This research shows the need of engineering evaluation in the solid control system to reduce the chances of frequent drilling problems, rig components wear issue and other drilling fluid related hazards.

Evaluation of Equivalent Circulating Density in Deep Water Dynamic Kill Drilling

2011 ◽  
Vol 121-126 ◽  
pp. 3048-3052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Ling Jiang ◽  
Zong Ming Lei ◽  
Qing Bao Meng
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Pressure Loss ◽  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Rheological Parameters ◽  
Drilling Fluids ◽  
Normal Cycle ◽  
Shallow Wells ◽  
Water Surface Layer ◽  
The Impact

Dynamic kill drilling is a technology which is applied in order to control the deep water drilling shallow gas or shallow wells flowing by establish a normal cycle automatically in the deepwater shallow wells section. Equivalent circulating density (ECD) is an important parameters to control the bottom hole pressure, in the ECD estimate, if we don’t consider the effects of low temperature on rheological parameters of drilling fluid, it will result in errors in ECD estimates. Considering the impact of low temperature on the rheological parameters, this paper determines the temperature, rheological parameters and the annulus circulating pressure loss of each well section. Then Superposing each well section annular circulating pressure loss together, and finally calculate the equivalent circulating density. The deeper the water the greater of difference between ECD prediction model and the results calculated by rheological parameters on ground, and the more shallow wells the larger of difference. Therefore, in the process of deep water surface layer dynamic killing, We need to predict the equivalent circulating density of drilling fluids (ECD) accurately.

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