Drilling fluids : State of the art

This is a review article on the state-of-the-art in drilling fluid technology, including the recent advances in fluids for extended-reach and horizontal drilling. After a general review of mud technology, the currently used polymer additives are described, followed by a discussion of the new oil-based mud replacements, including the synthetic-based fluids and water-based muds formulated to have some oil-based mud characteristics.

[1]  F. K. Mody,et al.  Borehole-Stability Model To Couple the Mechanics and Chemistry of Drilling-Fluid/Shale Interactions , 1993 .

[2]  R. D. Sydansk,et al.  Gel conformance treatments increase oil production in Wyoming , 1992 .

[3]  George V. Chilingarian,et al.  Drilling and drilling fluids , 1983 .

[4]  R. Q. Bland,et al.  Quality Criteria in Selecting Glycols as Alternatives to Oil-Based Drilling Fluid Systems , 1994 .

[5]  R. Clark,et al.  Polyacrylamide/potassium-chloride mud for drilling water-sensitive shales , 1976 .

[6]  George R. Gray,et al.  Composition and Properties of Drilling and Completion Fluids , 1988 .

[7]  E. Oort,et al.  TAME: a new concept in water-based drilling fluids for shales , 1993 .

[8]  W. R. Clements,et al.  Horizontal wells pose special hydraulic design considerations , 1989 .

[9]  S. Cliffe,et al.  Mechanism of Shale Inhibition by Polyols in Water Based Drilling Fluids , 1995 .

[10]  B. G. Chesser,et al.  A Physicochemical Approach to the Prevention of Balling of Gumbo Shales , 1973 .

[11]  D. Sparling,et al.  MIXED METAL HYDROXIDE MUD IMPROVES DRILLING IN UNSTABLE SHALES , 1991 .

[12]  J. P. Simpson,et al.  Environmentally Acceptable Water-Base Mud Can Prevent Shale Hydration and Maintain Borehole Stability , 1995 .

[13]  J. Powell,et al.  Xanthan and Welan: The Effects Of Critical Polymer Concentration On Rheology and Fluid Performance , 1991 .

[14]  R. J. Carman,et al.  AUTOMATION ENHANCES COALSEAM GAS-PLANT PERFORMANCE , 1991 .

[15]  C. W. Sauer,et al.  Selecting TLP subsea wellhead requires complex process , 1991 .