The Optimum Types and Characteristics of Drilling Fluids Used During Drilling in The Egyption Westren Desert
Elgibaly, A., Farahat, M., Abd El Nabbi, M. (2018). The Optimum Types and Characteristics of Drilling Fluids Used During Drilling in The Egyption Westren Desert. EKB Journal Management System, 20(1), 89-100. doi: 10.21608/jpme.2018.40453
A. A. Elgibaly; M. S. Farahat; M. S. Abd El Nabbi. "The Optimum Types and Characteristics of Drilling Fluids Used During Drilling in The Egyption Westren Desert". EKB Journal Management System, 20, 1, 2018, 89-100. doi: 10.21608/jpme.2018.40453
Elgibaly, A., Farahat, M., Abd El Nabbi, M. (2018). 'The Optimum Types and Characteristics of Drilling Fluids Used During Drilling in The Egyption Westren Desert', EKB Journal Management System, 20(1), pp. 89-100. doi: 10.21608/jpme.2018.40453
Elgibaly, A., Farahat, M., Abd El Nabbi, M. The Optimum Types and Characteristics of Drilling Fluids Used During Drilling in The Egyption Westren Desert. EKB Journal Management System, 2018; 20(1): 89-100. doi: 10.21608/jpme.2018.40453

The Optimum Types and Characteristics of Drilling Fluids Used During Drilling in The Egyption Westren Desert

Journal of Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Article 10, Volume 20, Issue 1 - Serial Number 130, 2018, Page 89-100  XML PDF (978.16 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jpme.2018.40453
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Authors
A. A. Elgibaly1; M. S. Farahat1; M. S. Abd El Nabbi2
1Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez University, Suez, Egypt
2Baker Hughes Inc., Egypt
Abstract
In this study, the factors that affect the selection of the types and characteristics of drilling fluids that were used while drilling nine wells in the Egyptian Western Desert were investigated. This study proves that the selection of drilling fluid type is not only based on the applications of drilling fluids, cost of drilling fluid or previous experience but also on other factors combined together such as geology of the area, potential problems for each section, make up base fluids availability, waste management techniques, environmental regulations, rig and drilling equipments and drilling data. In this study also, the evaluation of the designed characteristics of the selected types of drilling fluids was made to achieve the required functions such as good hole cleaning, well control, hole stability and to reduce lost circulation problem.
Keywords
Wellbore stability; stuck pipe; pack off; water base drilling fluids; oil base drilling fluids
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