Mud composition.ppt

Composition:
Phases
 Phases of a Drilling Fluid
 Water (continuous) phase
 Reactive commercial clay solids
 Reactive formation (drilled) solids
 Inert formation (drilled) solids
 Inert commercial solids
 Soluble chemicals

Composition:
Water phase
 Definition: The continuous (liquid)
phase of the drilling fluid (mud)
 Can be fresh water, brackish water, sea
water, saturated salt water, or another
type of brine fluid
 Can be hard water containing a high
concentration of calcium or magnesium

Composition:
Fresh water
 Usually available only on land locations
 Advantages:
 Commercial clays hydrate more
 Most chemicals are more soluble
 Disadvantages:
 Formation clays hydrate more, which
can result in hole problems and
damage to the producing zone

Composition:
Brackish water
 Usually in a marine environment
 Slightly salty
 Higher calcium and magnesium than
fresh water

Composition:
Sea water
 Chlorides and hardness varies
 Chlorides in Gulf of Mexico 15,000 -
30,000 mg/l
 Calcium in Gulf of Mexico 400 ± mg/l
 Magnesium in Gulf of Mexico 1200±
mg/l
 Hardness in North Sea much higher

Composition:
Saturated salt water
 Used primarily to drill through large salt
formations
 Salt must be added to achieve saturation
 Prevents hole enlargement due to
leaching or dissolving salt from the
formation
 Leaching could result in hole problems
and expensive mud and cement costs

Composition:
Brine water
 Usually used for clay (shale) inhibition
 Potassium chloride (KCl)
 Calcium Chloride CaCl2
 Formates (Na+,K+)
 Bromides

Composition:
Reactive solids
 S.G. = 2.6, Density = 21.67 ppg
 Commercial clays
 Sodium Montmorillonite or Bentonite
 M-I GEL
 Attapulgite
 SALT GEL

Composition:
Reactive solids
 Formation clays (drilled solids)
 S.G. = 2.6, Density = 21.67 ppg
 Montmorillonite (swelling clay)
 Illite (non-swelling clay)
 Kaolinite (non-swelling clay)
 Chlorite (non-swelling clay)
 Gumbo Shale (combination of above
clays)

Composition:
Inert solids
 Commercial
 Barite (barium sulfate)
 S.G. = 4.2, Density = 35 ppg
 (M-I BAR)
 Used to increase mud density up to
maximum of 22 ppg±

Composition:
Inert solids
 Hematite (iron oxide)
 S.G. = 5.0, Density = 41.67 ppg
 Fer-Ox
 Used to increase mud density up to
maximum of 25 ppg ±

Composition:
Inert solids
 Calcium Carbonate
 S.G. = 2.8, Density = 23.34 ppg
 Acid soluble
 Lo-Wate
 Used to increase fluid density up to
maximum of 14.0 ppg ±
 Used as bridging agent in drill-in,
oil and synthetic fluids

Composition:
Inert solids
 Lost Circulation Material
 Material used to bridge off (seal)
formations where whole mud is being
lost to the formation
 Nut shells (mostly pecan & walnut)
 Mica
 Fiber (wood, paper, plastic, etc.)

Composition:
Inert solids
 Formation solids
 S.G. = 2.6 ±, Density = 21.67 ppg ±
 Sand
 Limestone
 Dolomite

Composition:
Soluble chemicals
 Caustic Soda (NaOH) pH 13.3
 Caustic Potash (KOH) pH 13.3
 Lime [Ca(OH)2] pH 12.4
 Soda Ash (Na2CO3) pH 11 - 11.5
 Sodium Bicarb (NaHCO3) pH 8.4
 Zinc Oxide (ZnO)

Composition:
Soluble chemicals
 Lignosulfonate (organic acid)
 Spersene (chrome lignosulfonate)
 Spersene CF (chrome-free
lignosulfonate)
 Chemical de-flocculant (mud thinner)
adds anionic (negative) charges to the
mud.

Composition:
Soluble chemicals
 Lignite (organic acid)
 Tannathin (lignite)
 XP-20 (chrome lignite)
 Chemical de-flocculant (mud thinner)
adds anionic (negative) charges to the
mud.
 Neutralizes positive sites on the clays
causing them to repel each other.

Mud composition.ppt

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