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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 220-231 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering |
| Volume | 176 |
| Early online date | 17 Jan 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2019 |
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Keywords
- Directional drilling
- Hole cleaning
- Cuttings transport efficiency
- Nano-enhanced drilling fluids
- nanoparticles
- cuttings-transport
- performance
- mud
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Experimental investigation of hole cleaning in directional drilling by using nano-enhanced water-based drilling fluids. / Boyou, Natalie Vanessa; Ismail, Issham; Wan Sulaiman, Wan Rosli; Haddad, Amin Sharifi (Corresponding Author); Husein, Norhafizuddin; Hui, Heah Thin; Nadaraja, Kathigesu.
In: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 176, 05.2019, p. 220-231.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Experimental investigation of hole cleaning in directional drilling by using nano-enhanced water-based drilling fluids
AU - Boyou, Natalie Vanessa
AU - Ismail, Issham
AU - Wan Sulaiman, Wan Rosli
AU - Haddad, Amin Sharifi
AU - Husein, Norhafizuddin
AU - Hui, Heah Thin
AU - Nadaraja, Kathigesu
N1 - The authors wish to thank the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia for funding this project under grants with cost center and reference numbers of Q.J130000.2646.15J52 (PY/2017/01823), Q.J130000.2546.14H83 (PY2016/06266) and R.J130000.7651.4C195 (PY/2018/03001). We are also grateful to Ainuddin Wahid Endowment Fund for providing the necessary support to accomplish this research. Also, the support from the School of Engineering at the University of Aberdeen UK to complete this work is appreciated.
PY - 2019/5
Y1 - 2019/5
N2 - Inadequate hole cleaning often leads to challenges in drilling and well completion operations such as low rates of penetration, pipe sticking, losing tools, difficulties in liner/casing placements, etc. Designing a drilling fluid with improved rheological properties would be a solution to increase cuttings transportation efficiency. This study investigates the performance of nanosilica water-based drilling fluids for the hole cleaning process in directional drilling operations. Different inclination angles have been considered in a flow loop system with different rotational speeds (0 and 150 rpm) to simulate the drilling conditions in a wellbore. The performance of nano-enhanced drilling fluids in the cuttings removal process was compared with conventional water-based drilling fluids, and it was found that silica nanoparticles increased the cuttings transport efficiency in all experiments. The results indicated that the presence of nanosilica in the mud increased the colloidal interactions with cuttings and contributed to the improvements in cuttings transportation efficiency by 30.8–44% for different nano-enhanced water-based drilling fluids used in this study. The implementation of nanosilica in water-based drilling fluids showed promising results in the hole cleaning process which demonstrates the feasibility of using them in extended reach drilling operations.
AB - Inadequate hole cleaning often leads to challenges in drilling and well completion operations such as low rates of penetration, pipe sticking, losing tools, difficulties in liner/casing placements, etc. Designing a drilling fluid with improved rheological properties would be a solution to increase cuttings transportation efficiency. This study investigates the performance of nanosilica water-based drilling fluids for the hole cleaning process in directional drilling operations. Different inclination angles have been considered in a flow loop system with different rotational speeds (0 and 150 rpm) to simulate the drilling conditions in a wellbore. The performance of nano-enhanced drilling fluids in the cuttings removal process was compared with conventional water-based drilling fluids, and it was found that silica nanoparticles increased the cuttings transport efficiency in all experiments. The results indicated that the presence of nanosilica in the mud increased the colloidal interactions with cuttings and contributed to the improvements in cuttings transportation efficiency by 30.8–44% for different nano-enhanced water-based drilling fluids used in this study. The implementation of nanosilica in water-based drilling fluids showed promising results in the hole cleaning process which demonstrates the feasibility of using them in extended reach drilling operations.
KW - Directional drilling
KW - Hole cleaning
KW - Cuttings transport efficiency
KW - Nano-enhanced drilling fluids
KW - nanoparticles
KW - cuttings-transport
KW - performance
KW - mud
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/experimental-investigation-hole-cleaning-directional-drilling-using-nanoenhanced-waterbased-drilling-1
U2 - 10.1016/j.petrol.2019.01.063
DO - 10.1016/j.petrol.2019.01.063
M3 - Article
VL - 176
SP - 220
EP - 231
JO - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
JF - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
SN - 0920-4105
ER -