Bridging performance of new eco-friendly lost circulation materials
Lost circulation is one of the most important concerns of the drilling industry, causing excessive expenditure and increasing the non-productive drilling time. In this study, various lost circulation materials (LCMs) were used to control the lost circulation of two types of drilling fluids, bentonit...
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| author | Nasiri, A. Ghaffarkhah, A. Dijvejin, Z. Mostofi, Masood Moraveji, M. |
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| description | Lost circulation is one of the most important concerns of the drilling industry, causing excessive expenditure and increasing the non-productive drilling time. In this study, various lost circulation materials (LCMs) were used to control the lost circulation of two types of drilling fluids, bentonite mud and a new eco-friendly mud, named RIA-X, which has a remarkable effect on decreasing the amount of lost circulation in fractured and highly permeable reservoirs. The Bridging Material Test (BMT) apparatus was used to investigate the effectiveness of various LCMs in fractures of various sizes and to select the LCM and combination with the best performance. The use of three-dimensional fractures is one of the most notable points of this work, which makes the experimental conditions similar to those of real wells. The lost control performance of the new eco-friendly LCMs in RIA-X mud was tested in field. The outcomes show that the designed LCMs are able to control severe lost circulation that regular processes such as cementing or drilling with foam cannot deal with. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-745742019-08-08T05:26:56Z Bridging performance of new eco-friendly lost circulation materials Nasiri, A. Ghaffarkhah, A. Dijvejin, Z. Mostofi, Masood Moraveji, M. Lost circulation is one of the most important concerns of the drilling industry, causing excessive expenditure and increasing the non-productive drilling time. In this study, various lost circulation materials (LCMs) were used to control the lost circulation of two types of drilling fluids, bentonite mud and a new eco-friendly mud, named RIA-X, which has a remarkable effect on decreasing the amount of lost circulation in fractured and highly permeable reservoirs. The Bridging Material Test (BMT) apparatus was used to investigate the effectiveness of various LCMs in fractures of various sizes and to select the LCM and combination with the best performance. The use of three-dimensional fractures is one of the most notable points of this work, which makes the experimental conditions similar to those of real wells. The lost control performance of the new eco-friendly LCMs in RIA-X mud was tested in field. The outcomes show that the designed LCMs are able to control severe lost circulation that regular processes such as cementing or drilling with foam cannot deal with. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74574 10.1016/S1876-3804(18)30119-8 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Shiyou Kantan Yu Kaifa fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Nasiri, A. Ghaffarkhah, A. Dijvejin, Z. Mostofi, Masood Moraveji, M. Bridging performance of new eco-friendly lost circulation materials |
| title | Bridging performance of new eco-friendly lost circulation materials |
| title_full | Bridging performance of new eco-friendly lost circulation materials |
| title_fullStr | Bridging performance of new eco-friendly lost circulation materials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bridging performance of new eco-friendly lost circulation materials |
| title_short | Bridging performance of new eco-friendly lost circulation materials |
| title_sort | bridging performance of new eco-friendly lost circulation materials |
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