Progresses in Research on Settling of Weighting Materials in High Density Drilling Fluids

PAN Yidang; YU Peizhi; MA Jingyuan

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1001-5620.2019.01.001

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PAN Yidang, YU Peizhi, MA Jingyuan. Progresses in Research on Settling of Weighting Materials in High Density Drilling Fluids[J]. DRILLING FLUID & COMPLETION FLUID, 2019, 36(1): 1-9. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5620.2019.01.001

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PAN Yidang, YU Peizhi, MA Jingyuan. Progresses in Research on Settling of Weighting Materials in High Density Drilling Fluids[J]. DRILLING FLUID & COMPLETION FLUID, 2019, 36(1): 1-9. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5620.2019.01.001

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Progresses in Research on Settling of Weighting Materials in High Density Drilling Fluids

doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5620.2019.01.001

School of Engineering and Technology, China University of Geosciences(Beijing), Beijing 100083

Received Date: 2018-11-12
Publish Date: 2019-02-28

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The density of drilling fluid plays a key role in controlling formation pressures, and the rheology and the settling stability of a high density drilling fluid, are technical difficulties always encountered in field drilling operations. Conventional weighting materials, such as API barites, tend to settle readily in high density drilling fluids, imposing serious negative effects on drilling/completion operations. Weighting materials of different particle sizes, morphology and densities play different roles in improving the rheology and settling stability of a drilling fluid. This paper summarizes the status quo of research work done to the settling of API barites and the progresses made in searching for micro powder weighting materials to replace API barites as drilling fluid weighing additives. Laboratory studies and field application both in China and abroad have demonstrated that micro powder weighting materials of high density are able to be used to address the settling stability problems associated with high density drilling fluids. These micro powder high density weighting materials also have the advantages of reducing friction and equivalent circulating density of drilling fluids. Problems associated with the use of micro powder weighting materials include difficulties in solids control and mud cake removal, and the glomeration of the micro particles of the weighting materials, which are now being addressed by many researchers all over the world.
- High density drilling fluid,
- Weighting material,
- Settling stability,
- Barite,
- Micro manganese oxides

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