2002 · 23 citations · 7 references
EngineeringOcean EngineeringPetroleum EngineeringDrillingDrilling EngineeringOffshore Petroleum EngineeringDrill Bit DesignDrill Bit TechnologyDrilling FluidsDrilling HydraulicsDrilling OperationsOffshore Drilling
Abstract Water-based mud designs as alternatives to oil-based or synthetic-based muds are compared versus history of use. Water-soluble designs and water-insoluble designs are discussed as well as a combination approach used by Woodside Energy to drill on the Northwest Shelf, Offshore Australia. Perfornance of a water-based 2-phase polyglycol mud system containing a Drilling Enhancer with an appropriate bit design was technically and economically equivalent to that with a synthetic-based mud.
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P.I. Reid, G.P. Elliott, R.C. Minton et al. · Proceedings of SPE/EPA Exploration and Production Environmental Conference · 1993 · 20 citations
Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Petroleum Engineering +16