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This document summarizes a study of drill cutting and formulation of drilling fluid conducted at Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) in Dehradun, India. It discusses drilling fluid, its functions, types, properties and parameters. It details studies of drill cuttings from ONGC assets including capillary suction timer and methylene blue capacity tests. Three drilling fluid formulations are presented for an ONGC asset along with their parameters. The conclusions recommend formulation 2 for its satisfactory parameters and ability to minimize formation damage.

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Study of Drill Cutting & Formulation of Drilling Fluid: Project Undertaken at

This document summarizes a study of drill cutting and formulation of drilling fluid conducted at Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) in Dehradun, India. It discusses drilling fluid, its functions, types, properties and parameters. It details studies of drill cuttings from ONGC assets including capillary suction timer and methylene blue capacity tests. Three drilling fluid formulations are presented for an ONGC asset along with their parameters. The conclusions recommend formulation 2 for its satisfactory parameters and ability to minimize formation damage.

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STUDY OF DRILL CUTTING &

FORMULATION OF DRILLING FLUID

Project undertaken at:


Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Limited (ONGC), Dehradun
Presented by:
Keshar Dev Saini
B.Tech 7th sem
I.T. GGV, Bilaspur

CONTENTS

About ONGC

Drilling fluid

Study of drill cutting

CST

MBC

Equipment used

Formulation of drilling fluid

Parameters of drilling fluid

Conclusion

Bibiliography

ABOUT ONGC

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) is the


premier company in the Indian upstream of Petroleum Sector,
headquatered in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

It was incorporated on 23rd june, 1993 and became publicly held


company in february 1994.

It is Indias largest oil and gas exploration and production


Company. It produces 70% of Indias crude oil and natural gas.

It is involved in 26 sedimentary basins in India.

Its international subsidiary ONGC videsh Limited (OVL) has 39


projects spread over 17 countries.

DRILLING FLUID (MUD)


It is defined as the fluid that is required to carryout
the drilling operation with minimum possible
damages.

FUNCTION OF DRILLING FLUID

Colling and lubrication: It is used to cool drill bit and lubricate its
teeth and drill string.

Cutting removal: An important function of mud is to Carry cuttings


out the hole.

Suspension of cuttings: There are times when circulation has to be


stopped. Mud prevents drill cuttings from settling down.

Pressure control: The hydrostatic head of drilling fluid counters the


formation pressure in order to avoid a blowout while drilling.

To reduce the friction between the drill string and the wall of bore
hole.

Stabilise the wellbore to prevent it from caving in

TYPES OF DRILLING FLUID

Water based mud

Oil based mud

Gas based mud

PROPERTIES OF DRILLING FLUID

Density of fluid

pH of fluid

Plastic Viscosity

Yield point

Gel Strength

Lubricity

Fluid loss and fluid cake

STUDY OF DRILL CUTTINGS (of Ahmedabad Asset)


1. CAPILLARY SUCTION TIMER (CST) TEST:

Used to determine the amount of electrolyte for maximum shale


swelling inhibition

Evaluating colloidal shale properties to study the reduction of


permeability of the formation around the wellbore.

RESULTS OF CST (MIXED DEPTH)


S.

% KCl Solution

CST Reading(sec.)

0% (d/w)

123.4

1%

42.0

2%

29.6

3%

23.7

4%

22.0

5%

21.2

6%

23.6

7%

25.8

No.
1

Optimum dose of KCl is 5%

2. METHYLENE BLUE CAPACITY (MBC) TEST:

This test is performed to determine the amount of active clay in the


drill cutting powder.

Active clay is the clay which is responsible for swelling.

It is determined by using Methylene blue, 3% H 2O2, 5N H2So4 and


D/W.

Bentonite equivalent = 1.4*Volume of MB Used

RESULT OF MBC
S

Well Depth (M)

Vol. of MB

Bentonite

used (ml)

equivalent
(ml)

3300 -3325

11

15.4

3325-3350

12.6

3350-3365

10

14

3365-3380

7.5

10.5

3380-3400

MIXED DEPTH

8.4

EQUIPMENTS USED FOR


PREPARATION & TESTING OF MUD
1. HEMILTON MIXER:

2. MUD BALANCE:

3. pH METER:

4. FANN VISCOMETER:

Apparent Viscosity (AV) = 600/2

Plastic Viscosity (PV) = 600 300

Yield Point (YP) = 300 PV

Gel0 and Gel10

5. API FILTER PRESS:

6. LUBRICITY TESTER

Lubricity is inversely
proportional to Lubricity
coefficient.

speed of rotation =60 RPM

Pressure applied = 14psi

Standard torque reading for


water at 60 rpm = 34

Lubricity coefficient = (C.F.*reading of torque for mud)/100

Where, calibration factor (C.F.) = 34/reading of torque with d/w

7. HOT ROLLER OVEN

FORMULATION OF DRILLING FLUID


(For Ankleshwar Asset)

34%NaCl brine (34gm NaCl in each 100ml of water)

Name of
Additive

Formulation 1 Formulation 2 Formulation 3

Biocide

0.5%

0.5%

0.5%

Soda Ash

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

XCP

0.3%

0.35%

0.4%

PGS

3%

3%

LSP

5%

5%

MCC

5%

Polyoil grade-1

5%

Biocide Used
Soda Ash
XCP
PGS
LSP

- paraformaldehyde
- Sodium Bicarbonate
- Xanthan gum polymer
- Pre Gelatinized Starch
- Lime Stone Powder

PARAMETERS FOR FORMULATION 1:


Name of the parameter

Before Hot Roll (BHR)

After Hot Roll (AHR)

Specific gravity (S.G.)

1.21

1.21

pH

8.64

8.32

600

54

48

300

39

34

AV

27

24

PV

15

14

YP

24

20

Gel0

Gel10

3.8ml

3.8ml

0.15

Rheology-

API (fluid loss)


LC (Lubricity coefficient)

PARAMETERS FOR FORMULATION 2:


Name of the parameter

Before Hot Roll (BHR)

After Hot Roll (AHR)

Specific gravity (S.G.)

1.20

1.20

pH

9.30

8.75

600

50

61

300

36

46

AV

25

30.5

PV

14

15

YP

22

31

Gel0

7.5

12

Gel10

14

3.6ml

3.8ml

0.17

Rheology-

API (fluid loss)


LC (Lubricity coefficient)

PARAMETERS FOR FORMULATION 3:


Name of the parameter

Before Hot Roll (BHR)

After Hot Roll (AHR)

Specific gravity (S.G.)

1.21

1.21

pH

10.6

9.06

600

33

30

300

24

22

AV

16.5

15

PV

YP

15

14

Gel0

6.5

Gel10

6.6ml

6.8ml

.22

Rheology-

API (fluid loss)


LC (Lubricity coefficient)

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION


FOR AHMEDABAD ASSET

The drill cutting study in term of CST, MBC and XRD will help in
formulation of effective drilling fluid with low gelation for
successful drilling of the wells of Ahmedabad Asset.

The optimum dose of KCl is 5% to prepare the mud for Ahmedabad


Asset.

FOR ANKLESHWAR ASSET

Formulation-2 is having satisfactory parameters as per the


requirement to drill bare foot in trap wash of padra, Ankleshwar
Asset.

This drilling fluid is having very low solid content that will help to
minimize the formation damage.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Lectures by Major Janeshwar Prasad, DGM (Chemistry), IDT,


ONGC, Dehradun.

Drilling Fluid: state of art Ryen Caenn, George V. Chillinger

Composition and properties of oil well Drilling fluids-George


R.Gray, H.C.H. Darley

http://www.Wikipedia.org

http://www.ongcindia.com

THANK YOU

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