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Enhancing the Stability of Invert Emulsion Drilling Fluid for Drilling in High-Pressure High-Temperature Conditions

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  • Salaheldin Elkatatny

    (Department of Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia)

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Drilling in high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) conditions is a challenging task. The drilling fluid should be designed to provide high density and stable rheological properties. Barite is the most common weighting material used to adjust the required fluid density. Barite settling, or sag, is a common issue in drilling HPHT wells. Barite sagging may cause many problems such as density variations, well-control problems, stuck pipe, downhole drilling fluid losses, or induced wellbore instability. This study assesses the effect of using a new copolymer (based on styrene and acrylic monomers) on the rheological properties and the stability of an invert emulsion drilling fluid, which can be used to drill HPHT wells. The main goal is to prevent the barite sagging issue, which is common in drilling HPHT wells. A sag test was performed under static (vertical and 45° incline) and dynamic conditions in order to evaluate the copolymer’s ability to enhance the suspension properties of the drilling fluid. In addition, the effect of this copolymer on the filtration properties was performed. The obtained results showed that adding the new copolymer with 1 lb/bbl concentration has no effect on the density and electrical stability. The sag issue was eliminated by adding 1 lb/bbl of the copolymer to the invert emulsion drilling fluid at a temperature >300 °F under static and dynamic conditions. Adding the copolymer enhanced the storage modulus by 290% and the gel strength by 50%, which demonstrated the power of the new copolymer to prevent the settling of the barite particles at a higher temperature. The 1 lb/bbl copolymer’s concentration reduced the filter cake thickness by 40% at 400 °F, which indicates the prevention of barite settling at high temperature.

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  • Salaheldin Elkatatny, 2018. "Enhancing the Stability of Invert Emulsion Drilling Fluid for Drilling in High-Pressure High-Temperature Conditions," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-15, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:11:y:2018:i:9:p:2393-:d:169110
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    1. Zisis Vryzas & Vassilios C. Kelessidis, 2017. "Nano-Based Drilling Fluids: A Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-34, April.
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    1. Abdelmjeed Mohamed & Saad Al-Afnan & Salaheldin Elkatatny & Ibnelwaleed Hussein, 2020. "Prevention of Barite Sag in Water-Based Drilling Fluids by A Urea-Based Additive for Drilling Deep Formations," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-19, March.
    2. Abdelmjeed Mohamed & Salem Basfar & Salaheldin Elkatatny & Abdulaziz Al-Majed, 2019. "Prevention of Barite Sag in Oil-Based Drilling Fluids Using a Mixture of Barite and Ilmenite as Weighting Material," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(20), pages 1-14, October.
    3. Sławomir Błaż & Grzegorz Zima & Bartłomiej Jasiński & Marcin Kremieniewski, 2021. "Invert Drilling Fluids with High Internal Phase Content," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-14, July.

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