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Effect of Temperature Conditions in Arctic Offshore Oil Fields on the Rheological Properties of Various Based Drilling Muds

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  • Ekaterina Leusheva

    (Department of Oil and Gas, Saint Petersburg Mining University, 199106 Saint Petersburg, Russia)

  • Valentin Morenov

    (Department of Oil and Gas, Saint Petersburg Mining University, 199106 Saint Petersburg, Russia)

Abstract

During well drilling in offshore conditions beyond the North of the Arctic Circle, there are often problems associated with deviations in the rheological parameters of the drilling mud as the temperature changes. Mud temperature in the upper part of the well in most cases is in the range up to 20 °C, whereas in the productive formation it is up to 80 °C and more. For such conditions, it is necessary to estimate the influence of temperature on the rheological parameters of drilling fluids, which is done in this paper. Compositions of water-based and hydrocarbon-based muds that may be used in the conditions of the offshore hydrocarbon fields were considered. The paper presents the authors’ formula for a drilling mud that possesses more stable rheological parameters in the temperature conditions of the offshore oil field and is more environmentally friendly. The physical properties of the newly designed drilling mud were measured with laboratory equipment. Rheological investigations were carried out under varying temperatures up to 80 °C. The results of the experiments show the newly designed drilling mud to be more stable than its hydrocarbon-based analogue. Besides, the newly developed composition has a lower content of solid phase, which is also an important parameter for the process of sea wells construction, often characterized by a narrow window of permissible pressure.

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  • Ekaterina Leusheva & Valentin Morenov, 2022. "Effect of Temperature Conditions in Arctic Offshore Oil Fields on the Rheological Properties of Various Based Drilling Muds," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-10, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:15:p:5750-:d:883154
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