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Experimental investigation of hole cleaning in directional drilling by using nano-enhanced water-based drilling fluids

Natalie Vanessa Boyou, +7 more
- 01 May 2019 - 
- Vol. 176, pp 220-231
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In this paper, the authors investigated the performance of nanosilica water-based drilling fluids for the hole cleaning process in directional drilling operations and found that the presence of nano-silica in the mud increased the colloidal interactions with cuttings and contributed to the improvements in cut-ings transportation efficiency by 30.8-44%.
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This article is published in Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering.The article was published on 2019-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 115 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Drilling fluid & Directional drilling.

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Improving the performance of oil based mud and water based mud in a high temperature hole using nanosilica nanoparticles

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TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of nanosilica as a fluid loss reducer and a rheological property improver in both OBM and water-based mud (WBM) systems at high temperature conditions was evaluated.
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Hole cleaning and drilling fluid sweeps in horizontal and deviated wells: Comprehensive review

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TL;DR: In this paper, a review explores the factors that lead to cuttings settling and resuspension in horizontal and deviated sections and discusses various types of drilling sweeps and additives used with water, oil and gas based drilling fluids.
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Experimental investigation of the effect of drill pipe rotation on improving hole cleaning using water-based mud enriched with polypropylene beads in vertical and horizontal wellbores

Nursyafiqah S. Heshamudin, +6 more
- 01 Aug 2019 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of different polypropylene bead concentrations in water-based mud (WBM) on hole cleaning, along with the effects of cutting size, drill pipe rotation, and hole inclination angle was investigated.
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Effect of perlite particles on the filtration properties of high-density barite weighted water-based drilling fluid

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- 15 Jan 2020 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the potentials of perlite as a filtration control agent under high pressure conditions were investigated, and the results showed that the drilling fluid formulations containing perlite controlled the fluid loss and mud particles invasion better than standard barite weighted fluids.
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Adam T. Bourgoyne
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Effect of CuO and ZnO nanofluids in xanthan gum on thermal, electrical and high pressure rheology of water-based drilling fluids

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TL;DR: In this article, a nanofluid-enhanced water-based drilling mud (NWBM) was used to address efficient drilling in an HPHT (High Pressure and High Temperature) environment.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented an approach to stabilize the drilling fluid rheology in HPHT conditions by making use of nanoparticles, which is able to retain the properties over a wide range of operating temperatures and pressure, thus ensuring efficient operation in versatile formations and operating conditions.
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Jihua Cai, +3 more
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors showed that adding commercially available, inexpensive, nonmodified silica nanoparticles (NP) to water-based drilling muds and their effect on water invasion into shale formations significantly reduced the invasion of water into the shale.
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Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Q1. What are the contributions mentioned in the paper "Experimental investigation of hole cleaning in directional drilling by using nano-enhanced water-based drilling fluids" ?

This study investigates the performance 17 of nanosilica water-based drilling fluids for the hole cleaning process in directional drilling 18 operations. The performance of nano-enhanced drilling fluids in the cuttings removal process was 21 compared with conventional water-based drilling fluids, and it was found that silica 22 nanoparticles increased the cuttings transport efficiency in all experiments. 8 to 25 44 % for different nano-enhanced water-based drilling fluids used in this study. The 26 implementation of nanosilica in water-based drilling fluids showed promising results in the 27 hole cleaning process which demonstrates the feasibility of using them in extended reach 28 drilling operations. 

Application of 697 Aluminium Oxide Nanoparticles to Enhance Rheological and Filtration Properties of 698 Water Based Muds at HPHT Conditions. 

Oil Muds in Large Diameter, 685 Highly Deviated Wells: Solving the Cuttings Removal Problem, presented at: 686 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, New Orleans: USA.