An Organosoluble Polymer for Outstanding Fluid Loss Control with Minimum Formation Damage

Author(s):  
Bertrand Guichard ◽  
Andrea Valenti ◽  
James E. Friedheim ◽  
John Lee
Author(s):  
Raheel Iqbal ◽  
Fawad Pirzada ◽  
Muhammad Zubair ◽  
Ameer Mehmood

<span>The phenomenon of lost of mud filtrate into a porous permeable formation due to high hydrostatic pressure compared to the formation pressure is known as fluid loss. This cause some major problems in well during drilling as poor cementing job, pipe stuck, and formation damage. Thus, to safe the well from such problems and in order to make safe and effective drilling an additive from wheat flour is extracted which is starch, and acting as a fluid loss control agent. The purpose of this research is to investigate the potential of utilizing this additive to form environmentally safe, non-toxic, high biodegradability and low-cost water-based drilling fluid samples with varying the amount of starch. Experimental results showed that Efficiency of starch obtained from wheat-flour is showing increment in rheological properties as compare to starch present in market by using same and varying quantity of both and observed that wheat-flour starch is more efficient as compare to starch in market. On the other hand, the efficiency of starch is good but it has been also improved by the extraction of starch from wheat-flour by the centrifugation process.</span>


SPE Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (05) ◽  
pp. 1654-1670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengyuan Xu ◽  
Yili Kang ◽  
Lijun You ◽  
Zhenjiang You

Summary Drill-in fluid loss is the most important cause of formation damage during the drill-in process in fractured tight reservoirs. The addition of lost-circulation material (LCM) into drill-in fluid is the most popular technique for loss control. However, traditional LCM selection is mainly performed by use of the trial-and-error method because of the lack of mathematical models. The present work aims at filling this gap by developing a new mathematical model to characterize the performance of drill-in fluid-loss control by use of LCM during the drill-in process of fractured tight reservoirs. Plugging-zone strength and fracture-propagation pressure are the two main factors affecting drill-in fluid-loss control. The developed mathematical model consists of two submodels: the plugging-zone-strength model and the fracture-propagation-pressure model. Explicit formulae are obtained for LCM selection dependent on the proposed model to control drill-in fluid loss and prevent formation damage. Effects of LCM mechanical and geometrical properties on loss-control performance are analyzed for optimal fracture plugging and propagation control. Laboratory tests on loss-control effect by use of different types and concentrations of LCMs are performed. Different combinations of acid-soluble rigid particles, fibers, and elastic particles are tested to generate a synergy effect for drill-in fluid-loss control. The derived model is validated by laboratory data and successfully applied to the field case study in Sichuan Basin, China.


SPE Journal ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 2 (04) ◽  
pp. 417-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel N. Bouts ◽  
A. Trompert Ruud ◽  
Alan J. Samuel
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2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Misbah Biltayib Biltayib ◽  
Rashidi Masoud ◽  
Balhasan Saad ◽  
Alothman Reem ◽  
S. Kabuli Mufazzal

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 1269-1273
Author(s):  
Godwin Chukwuma Jacob Nmegbu ◽  
Bright Bariakpoa Kinate ◽  
Bari-Agara Bekee

The extent of damage to formation caused by water based drilling mud containing corn cob treated with sodium hydroxide to partially replace polyanionic cellulose (PAC) as a fluid loss control additive has been studied. Core samples were obtained from a well in Niger Delta for this study with a permeameter used to force the drilling mud into core samples at high pressures. Physio-chemical properties (moisture content, cellulose and lignin) of the samples were measured and the result after treatment showed reduction. The corn cob was combined with the PAC in the ratio of 25-75%, 50-50% and 75-25% in the mud. Analyzed drilling mud rheological properties such as plastic viscosity, apparent viscosity, yield point and gel strength all decreased as percentage of corn cob increased in the combination and steadily decreased as temperature increased to 200oF. Measured fluid loss and pH of the mud showed an increase in fluid loss and pH in mud sample with 100% corn cob. The extent of formation damage was determined by the differences in the initial and final permeability of the core samples. Experimental data were used to develop analytical models that can serve as effective tool to predict fluid loss, rheological properties of the drilling mud at temperature up to 200oF and percentage formation damage at 100 psi.


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