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Veryoften,theresilienceofALPINESPECIALTYCHEMICALSDRILLBEADS*isquestionedastheyareusedtosupportthedrillingefficiencyofwells,inparticularlateralwellsthatimposetheweightofthedrillstringagainsttheformation.
ThefunctionoftheDRILLBeadswhenaddedtothedrillingfluidistoimprovemechanicallubricitythroughtheimprovementofrateofpenetrationandreductionoftorqueanddrag,aswellasminimizingcasingwear.
Thesesphericalco-polymerbeadsofdiameterunder1mm(180?–950?)providesaball-bearingeffectbetweenthedrillstringandcasingoropenhole.Asthedrillingfluidormudcirculates,theDrillBeadsadheretoandsurroundthesurfaceofthedrillpipeandalsoembedthemselvesintheformationorfilter-cakeprovidingadditionalstand-off.Theyareperiodicallymeasuredandmaintainedinthemudsystem,generallyataconcentrationof4ppb.Insomeinstances,theymaybespottedinanopen-holeforloggingoperationsorrunningcasingathigherconcentrationsof6to10ppb.
InNorthDakota,operatorshaveexperiencedtremendouscostsavingsutilizingtheALPINEDRILLBEADadditiveandtheirDrillBeadsRecoveryUnit(BRU).TheBRUseparatestheDrillBeadsfromthedrillcuttingsastheyarefilteredoffattherigshakersandreintroducethemintotheactivemudsystemtobepumpeddownholeagain.Thesecostsavingswereeffectedthroughincreasedoperationalefficiencyindrillingandsliding,fewernumberoftripsandlessdaystoTD. |
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