Optimizing drilling performance using a selected drilling fluid
Abstract
To improve drilling performance, a drilling fluid is selected based on one or more criteria and to have at least one target characteristic. Drilling equipment is used to drill a wellbore, and the selected drilling fluid is provided into the wellbore during drilling with the drilling equipment. The at least one target characteristic of the drilling fluid includes an ability of the drilling fluid to penetrate into formation cuttings during drilling to weaken the formation cuttings.
- Inventors:
-
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Coral Springs, FL
- West Jordan, UT
- Houston, TX
- The Woodlands, TX
- (Cypress, TX)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Terratek Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT); Baker Hughes, Inc. (Houston, TX)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1016721
- Patent Number(s):
- 7926588
- Application Number:
- US Patent Application 12/337,198
- Assignee:
- Terratek Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT); Baker Hughes, Inc. (Houston, TX)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC26-02NT41657
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Judzis, Arnis, Black, Alan D, Green, Sidney J, Robertson, Homer A, Bland, Ronald G, Curry, David Alexander, and Ledgerwood, III, Leroy W. Optimizing drilling performance using a selected drilling fluid. United States: N. p., 2011.
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Judzis, Arnis, Black, Alan D, Green, Sidney J, Robertson, Homer A, Bland, Ronald G, Curry, David Alexander, & Ledgerwood, III, Leroy W. Optimizing drilling performance using a selected drilling fluid. United States.
Judzis, Arnis, Black, Alan D, Green, Sidney J, Robertson, Homer A, Bland, Ronald G, Curry, David Alexander, and Ledgerwood, III, Leroy W. Tue .
"Optimizing drilling performance using a selected drilling fluid". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1016721.
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title = {Optimizing drilling performance using a selected drilling fluid},
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abstractNote = {To improve drilling performance, a drilling fluid is selected based on one or more criteria and to have at least one target characteristic. Drilling equipment is used to drill a wellbore, and the selected drilling fluid is provided into the wellbore during drilling with the drilling equipment. The at least one target characteristic of the drilling fluid includes an ability of the drilling fluid to penetrate into formation cuttings during drilling to weaken the formation cuttings.},
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year = {Tue Apr 19 00:00:00 EDT 2011},
month = {Tue Apr 19 00:00:00 EDT 2011}
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