Novel Engineered Fiber Based Wellbore Strengthening Material in Prevent and Control Real-Time Loss Circulation While Drilling in Bibi-Hakimeh Oil Field
Loss circulation is one of the most time and cost consuming problems which occurs mostly in naturally fractured formation, induced fractures and also may happen through highly permeable formations and can causes many operational problems such as differential pipe sticking, drill string stuck in the wellbore, drilling fluid costs due to compensate of the lost fluid via the formation, well flow, blowout and etc. controlling severe to total lost circulation in naturally/induced fractured formations has always been challenging. While solving lost circulation after occurrence is critical, prevention is the best drilling practice for saving the operator time and money. One important component of the prevention plan is the design of wellbore strengthening treatments. The goal of these treatments is to increase the “hoop stress” in the near wellbore region, widen the mud weight window and enable wellbore pressure containment. To address this problem, novel fiber based wellbore strengthening material is designed as an engineered solution to improve wellbore wall tensile and compressive strength and reduce drilling non-productive time caused by lost circulation. By using newly fiber based wellbore strengthening material in drilling fluid composition during drilling operation, loss circulation would be prevented in more than 80% of loss zone layers and in case of encountering cavernous layers with large fracture widths it makes the operator easier to control the loss. In this paper a novel fiber based wellbore strengthening material named LIGNO-SEAL is introduced and successfully used to prevent and control loss in an onshore well with severe to complete loss situations in BIBI-HAKIMEH oil field in southern parts of Iran.
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Loss Circulation, Differential Pipe Sticking, Induced Fractures, Hoop Stress, Wellbore Strengthening Material
1. Introduction
Loss circulation can causes many operational problems such as differential pipe sticking, drill string stuck in the wellbore, drilling fluid costs due to compensate of the lost fluid via the formation, well flow, blowout and etc. controlling severe to total lost circulation in naturally/induced fractured formations has always been challenging.
Loss circulation is one of the most time and cost consuming problems which occurs mostly in naturally fractured formation, induced fractures and also may happen through highly permeable formations. Drilling fluid loss circulation can take place during drilling operation and also drilling trips when pressure surges happen due to the lowering of drill-pipe or casing pipes into the hole. Loss circulation problems are not just confined to one special layer or formation. Loss may occur at any different layer of different depths where the total applied pressure against the formation goes beyond formation fracture pressure. In general, four types of formations are responsible for lost circulation occurrence according to table 1
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Nayberg, T. M. (1987). Laboratory Study of Lost Circulation Materials for Use in Both Oil-Based and Water-Based Drilling Muds. SPE Drilling Engineering, 2(3), 229–236.
Nayberg, T. M. and Petty, B. R. 1986. "Laboratory Study of Lost Circulation Materials for Use in Both Oil-Based and Water-Based Drilling Muds". SPE Drilling Engineering, Vol. 2, pp.229–236.
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Table 1. Different type of responsible formations for loss circulation occurrence.
Loss zone area classification
Natural/ Induced fractured formations
Vugular/ Cavernous formations
Highly permeable formations
Unconsolidated formations
Basically, lost circulation treatments can be divided into two categories: 1) those where the lost circulation is solved by the addition of solid materials to the drilling mud; and 2) those where the problem can only be solved by the use of a non-mud system. The decision to use what material has been shown to be dependent on the type of lost circulation zone and the severity of the losses, but in many cases a number of different materials are used, sometimes with, sometimes without, success
[3]
Vidick, B., Yearwood, J. A., & Perthuis, H. (1988). How to solve lost circulation problems. Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, (Paper) SPE, 927–932.
Ramasamy, J., Gooneratne P, C., and Amanullah, M.: Current Methods and Novel Solutions for Mitigating Lost Circulation, IPTC-19499-MS, Presented at the International Petroleum Technology Conference, Beijing, China, 26 - 28 March 2019.
[5]
Rojas, J. C., Bern, P. A., Ftizgerald, B. L., Modi, S., Bezant, P. N.: Minimizing Down Hole Mud Losses, lADC/SPE 39398, Presented at the IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Dallas, 3 - 6 March, 1998.
[6]
Wagle, V., Kalgaonkar, R., AlYami, A., & Alanqari, K. (2019). Novel loss circulation composition to treat moderate to severe losses. Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Oil and Gas India Conference and Exhibition 2019, OGIC 2019, April, 9–11.
Many articles have published over the years to describe loss circulation and its occurrence reasons and introduced different method and materials to cure and prevent drilling fluid loss during drilling, cementing and also well completion jobs.
Different prevention and remediation methods and material to control loss during different drilling stages in published literature is introduced to industry. Loss control materials includes using of nanoparticle based dispersion with a chemical activator to form a strong gel structure against the loss zone area
[4]
Ramasamy, J., Gooneratne P, C., and Amanullah, M.: Current Methods and Novel Solutions for Mitigating Lost Circulation, IPTC-19499-MS, Presented at the International Petroleum Technology Conference, Beijing, China, 26 - 28 March 2019.
[4]
, engineered fiber-based loss control pills
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Jaffery, M., Wicaksono, A., Pasteris, M., Subhan, M., Amir, B., & Mansur, M. (2016). Case study - Engineered fiber-based loss circulation control pills EFLCC solves total loss circulation challenges on complex depleted and fractured formation in Natuna Sea, Indonesia. Offshore Technology Conference Asia 2016, OTCA 2016, 494–506.
Arshad, U., Jain, B., Pardawalla, H., Gupta, N., & Meyer, A. (2014). Engineered fiber-based loss circulation control pills to successfully combat severe loss circulation challenges during drilling and casing cementing in northern Pakistan. SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference Proceedings, 2, 968–976.
Xu, Z. et al 2013. Ultrasonic Curable Nanoparticles Strengthening Technique While Drilling. Presented at SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 30 September-2 October, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. SPE-166355-MS.
, application of wellbore strengthening material in control loss during drilling
[10]
Alimuddin, S., Sharma, S., Mahadeshwar, S., Marinescu, P., Raman, C. V., Kumar, Y., Velavaraj, N. K., Panicker, S., & Rahim, S. A. (2018). Reduction of subsurface losses and non-productive time during deepwater drilling by application of wellbore strengthening mechanism - A strategic approach. Proceedings of the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, 2018-January.
, expandable resin-based LCM by using expandable resins with a gas producing agent and surfactant in the LCM composition
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Wagle, V., Ramasamy, J., Alanqari, K., & AlYami, A. (2023). Expandable Resin for Countering Severe Loss Circulation. SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings, February, 19–21.
, fibrous organic cellulose for seepage mud losses
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Mukhlis, T. et al 2011. Fibrous Organic Cellulose Application to Combat Seepage Losses in Fractured Limestone Formations, Offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Presented at SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, 20-22 September, Jakarta, Indonesia. SPE-145763-MS.
Mustata B., Bicu I., Cascaval C. N. 1997. Rheological and thermal behaviour of an epoxy resin modified with reactive diluents. Journal of Polymer Engineering, 17: 6, 491–506.
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Alanqari, K., Al-Yami, A., Wagle, V., and Al-Jubran M. "Innovative Epoxy Resin Formulation". Presented at the International Petroleum Technology Conference held in Beijing, China, 26 - 28 March 2019. IPTC-19061-MS.
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. Although all of the mentioned materials have both some advantageous and disadvantageous according to the drilling operation complexity and limitations. Most of the proposed methods and material for loss circulation control are categorized in remediation method and are applicable after loss circulation occurrence.
While solving lost circulation after occurrence is critical, prevention is the best drilling practice for saving the operator time and money. By encountering loss zone areas in case of inexistence of wellbore strengthening material in drilling fluid composition inability of loss circulation prevention causes to the loss of all hole mud volume and surface mud volumes to fill up he well in case of total loss condition. This led to the drilling operation waiting due to the lack of sufficient mud to continue drilling operation and the consequent NPT costs.
One important component of the prevention plan is the design of wellbore strengthening treatments. The goal of these treatments is to increase the “hoop stress” in the near wellbore region, widen the mud weight window and enable wellbore pressure containment. To address this problem, novel fiber based wellbore strengthening material is designed as an engineered solution to improve wellbore wall tensile and compressive strength and reduce drilling non-productive time caused by lost circulation.
Using wellbore strengthening material in mud system during drilling increases wellbore wall strength against the applied differential pressure especially in depleted reservoirs and offshore wells with narrow mud weight windows due to the low fracture gradient pressure. Loss prevention material enable the operator to deepen the drilling operation by increasing the mud weight window margin through providing mechanical stability against the applied DF hoop stress to the wellbore wall. The vacant fractures is now filled with wellbore strengthening material which can carry more differential pressure and LPM’s act as a barrier in front of mud entrance inside the vugs and fractures.
Also using this wellbore strengthening material eliminates the necessity of usage additional casing to reach the total target depth due to occurrence of severe loss circulations. So using LPM additives is vital for a successful drilling operation and endurance of operation especially in depleted reservoirs, high permeable zones, directional wells, etc.
This paper describes novel Fiber based wellbore strengthening material named LIGNO-SEAL developed by particle size distribution principle to prevent loss circulation before occurrence during drilling fractured and cavernous layers through increase wellbore wall mechanical stability against bottom-hole differential pressure fluctuations by dual performance mechanism which is bridging and sealing both pre-existing and induced fractures and create a thin layer of LPM cake across the wellbore wall during drilling operation..
2. Material and Methodology
By using newly fiber based wellbore strengthening material in DF composition, loss circulation would be prevented in more than 80% of loss zone layers and in case of encountering cavernous layers with large fracture widths it makes the operator easier to control the loss by decrease the loss rate from complete condition to partial loss condition. Ligno-seal creates a thin impermeable layer on the wellbore wall and plugs the pre-existing micro-fractures in addition of involuntary induced fractures due to wrong drilling mechanical parameters and excess mud weight. The newly based fiber wellbore strengthening material give the ability to the depleted reservoirs to withstand up to 700psi excessive differential pressure by increasing formation fracture gradient pressure through providing additional mechanical stability.
Figure 1. Propagation and widening the pre-existing fracture in absence of using Ligno-seal.
In this paper a novel fiber based wellbore strengthening material named LIGNO-SEAL is introduced and successfully used to prevent and control loss in an onshore well with severe to complete loss situations in BIBI-HAKIMEH oil field in southern parts of Iran according to the well history before using of this additive.
LIGNO-SEAL (LS) is proprietary blend of natural and modified cellulose based fibbers designed to provide Non-Invasive properties to any kind of drilling fluid system. LIGNO-SEAL is designed to use in active mud system to minimize fluid invasive and stabilize wellbore wall by providing mechanical stability by carrying applied stress inside the well. LS seals micro fractures/pores of formation effectively so eliminates the chances of Stuck-pipe and solid invasion to which makes it ideal product to use in reservoir zone. LS removes the chance of the initiation and propagation of the existing and so on both voluntary and involuntary induced frac tures through making strong mat type bonding structure along the pores and provide sufficient sustaining against differential pressures during drilling till the total target depth. LIGNO-SEAL is designed to minimize fluid invasion and stabilize the wellbore. LS seals micro fractures/pores of the formation effectively and eliminates the chances of stuck-pipe. In absence of Ligno-Seal fracture propagation and complete loss occurs by mechanism explained in Fig 1. As shown in figure 1, the presence of existing micro-fractures inside the formation allows Mud-Filtrate to penetrate inside formation due to differential pressure of Mud density. This leads to propagate the fracture further inside the formation and by further exceeding of the invaded fluid pressure through the pores, the propagation of the fractures goes longer and widened.
For this main reason usage of Ligno-Seal in drilling fluid composition is a necessity for drilling operation endurance to the total target depth. Effect of Ligno-Seal in sealing pre-existing Micro-Fractures is shown in figure 2.
Figure 2. Performance of lingo-seal in sealing and preventing of fractures propagation.
Besides providing mechanical stability of the formation through the non-invasive characteristic of the mud which provided by the LPM additives, being inert to both the mud type and the drilled formation to prevent downhole chemical reactions and degradation of the mud particle additives and formation swelling in shale layers is vitally important to wellbore strengthening materials. According the different lab tests and different field test using in more than 10 wells with different type of muds and formations, LS is completely inert to both mud and formation type.
The novel Fiber based wellbore strengthening material LIGNO-SEAL developed to prevent loss circulation before occurrence during drilling fractured and cavernous layers through increase wellbore wall mechanical stability against bottom-hole differential pressure fluctuations by dual performance mechanism which is bridging and sealing both pre-existing and induced fractures and create a thin layer of LPM cake across the wellbore wall during drilling operation. Ligno-seal design is based on particle size distribution principle methods, in order to provide a wide range of particles with different sizes to cover wide range of existing micro-fractures with variable sizes in the under drilled formation. Hence LS consists of two categories of particles with macro and micro sizes in its composition.
The purpose of the micro particles in LS composition is entering and bridging micro cracks and block the pre-existing micro fractures by providing a safe and strong bonding inside the openings of the fractures and increase the fracture propagation pressure of both the existing and induced fractures. This procedure maintained by deepening the well depth and entering new layers with different type of existing fractures.
After securing the fractures throat in bridging step of loss prevention, the most important factor of maintaining the static condition of the well is the ability of the used LPM materials to withstand against the downhole differential pressure to prevent swiping of the wellbore strengthening material from inside the fractures. The macro-sized particles in the LS composition create a thin and impermeable layer through a strong sticky bonding along the entire wellbore wall length which stabilizes and maintains the blockage of the blocked fractures and cracks against the variable downhole differential pressures and guarantee a safe drilling endurance to the total target depth. LS can withstand up to 3000psi differential pressure consequently make it possible to drill extreme wells with different pressure zones without worrying of Loss circulation. Fig 3 shows the particle size distribution of the LS composition.
Figure 3. Particle size distribution of the lingo-seal composition.
A sand invasion test is (Figure 4) performed to show the efficiency of LS presence in mud system composition to prevent mud invasion through the porous medium of the rocks by bridging and sealing the existing pores and sealing the bridges by creating a thin layer of lingo-seal cake along the pores. A maximum pressure of 500psi has applied to ensure LS wellbore strengthening material through the existing sand pores and their sealment. By performing this test at first stage without adding LS wellbore strengthening material to the mud composition and increase the applied pressure to 100 psi, it observed that almost 90% of the cell mud invaded and lost into the sand pores. At second stage and by adding LS into mud composition and increase its concentration during 5 stages from 4 to 12ppb, observed mud filtrate invading decreases to 3mm at 12ppb concentration through the sand pores which is shown in table 2. According to the results of this test (figure 5), by increasing the concentration of LS in mud system, the fluid invasion depth inside the porous san bed decreases. Performing daily rig site invasion test can help to predict the accurate remained wellbore strengthening material in mud composition and also predict the existence of fractured layers n the under drilled formations. Any significant increasement in mud invasion depth gives sign of decreasing LS concentration in mud system and its applicability and efficiency in preventing loss by infiltrate and blockage through formation pores and fractures. So then by increase the LS concentration, progressive drilling endurance would be guaranteed to the total target depth without any loss challenges.
Table 2. Relation between LS concentration in mud system and fluid invasion depth.
Figure 5. Fluid invasion depth versus LS concentration in drilling fluid system.
The effectiveness of lingo-seal wellbore strengthening material is as a result of optimized particle size distribution, combination, mud compatibility, particle strength and high elasticity specification. Besides the major mechanism of ligno-seal as a wellbore strengthening material to provide and increase wellbore wall mechanical stability against bottom-hole differential pressure fluctuations and seal pre-existing and induced fractures during drilling operation it also can increase hole cleaning efficiency by encapsulating drilled cuttings. After sealing the pre-existing fractures and thin LPM layer creation on wellbore wall cracks opening, the remained LS in mud composition collaborate in drilled conduction to surface solid control facilities by encapsulating multiple cutting and make an integrated multi-cutting capsules through LS components sticky bonding specialty. Ligno-seal encapsulate several cutting into one integrate larger diameter particle to prevent remaining drilled cutting beneath the bit and cutting re-drilling in case of mud inability in hole cleaning operation. This can be so effective especially in highly deviated wells to prevent creation of cutting beds in low side of the hole and the consequent operation problems such as drill-string stuck inside the well. Cutting capsulation by using LS on surface shakers during drilling operation is shown in figure 6.
Figure 6. Ligno-seal drill cutting capsulation during drilling operation.
3. Case History
Drilling 12 1/4" of well BH-194 in BIBI-HAKIMEH oil field to the target depth of 1382 meters was in progress. According to table-3, by encountering to 1056 depth, the well involved into complete loss and due to the severity of the loss conditions and the lack of mud return and inefficiency of the conventional loss control pills, drilling operation was in waiting due to the loss of the total circulation volume of drilling fluid and the continuous required time to compensate the lost mud volume. This caused a significant decrease in the daily drilling rate so that it takes 8 days to the drilling operator to drill 1056 to 1245 intervals for 8 days by pumping continuous large amounts of LCM pills with average rate of 0.98 m/h. By encountering to 1245m, drilling operation stopped due to the inability to control total loss circulation and well flowed due to the in-existence of and fluid hydrostatic well pressure to control formation pore pressure. It takes 9 days to both kill the continuous flow of the well and cure the loss and the drilling depth was constant at the same depth of 1245 meters during this period of time. The drilling operation continued from the depth of 1245 to the target depth of 1382 meters. Due to the continuous conditions of complete loss, well flow and multiple tools stuck inside the well, it takes 31 days to complete the 12 ¼” hole section from 1056 meters to the target depth of 1382 meters with average rate of 0.43m/h. by pulling out of the hole, drill string got stuck and during the fishing job, total length of 150 meters of the string remained inside the well. Finally, decision was made to set cement plug and sidetrack the well. The total volume of formation fluid loss during this period was 35,909 bbl. Finally, after repeated attempts to cementing the well and sidetracking operations, the well got side tracked and drilling the new well started from 1038m by using fiber based lingo-seal wellbore strengthening material. Result of drilling well BH-194 SD1 by using LS in the same intervals is shown in table 4.
Table 3. Well BH-194 drilling and loss history (Main hole before sidetracking).
Date
Depth (m)
Rate of loss (bph)
LCM PILL
Total volume loss
vol
#ppb
11-Aug
1056
complete loss
40
40
818
12-Aug
1062
80-100
40
40
558
1074
complete loss
40
40
13-Aug
1077
complete loss
40
40
1255
1090
complete loss
40
40
1109
complete loss
40
40
1110
complete loss
40
40
14-Aug
1139
complete loss
40
40
592
1140
complete loss
40
40
1145
complete loss
70
40
15-Aug
1185
Oct-60
3 stage
40
360
16-Aug
1195
Aug-60
periodic
40
37
17-Aug
1200
complete loss
50
40
562
1238
0-120
periodic
40
1239
complete loss
60
40
18-Aug
1239
0-60
periodic
40
2789
1245
complete loss
70
40
19-Aug
1245
flow and complete loss
120
50
1100
22-Aug
1245
complete loss
70
40
2200
1245
no return
50
50
1245
no return
40
50
24-Aug
1245
no return and flow
100
20
2181
25-Aug
1245
no return and flow
150
50
807
26-Aug
1245
no return and flow
100
50
1890
1246
100 - 250
27-Aug
1252-1254.6
loss and flow
1791
28-Aug
1257
15-Oct
periodic
Hi-vis
928
3-Sep
1377
loss and stuck (50-70)
periodic
Hi-vis
1058
4-Sep
1382
loss, flow and stuck (80-100)
periodic
Hi-vis
2123
5-Sep
1382
loss, flow and stuck (80-120)
periodic
Hi-vis
2885
6-Sep
1382
loss, flow and stuck (100-120)
periodic
Hi-vis
1649
7-Sep
1382
loss, flow and stuck (100-120)
periodic
Hi-vis
1504
8-Sep
1382
loss, flow and stuck (100-120)
250
55
2565
9-Sep
1382
loss, flow and stuck (100-110)
150
55
1946
10-Sep
1382.5
loss, flow and stuck (150)
100
Hi-vis
2486
12-Sep
1382.5
loss, flow and stuck
170
50
1825
31 days
Total Mud Losses(bbl.)
35,909
Table 4. Well BH-194 drilling and loss history (Main hole before sidetracking).
Date
Depth (m)
Rate of loss (bph)
Ligno-seal
Total volume loss
vol
#ppb
12-Oct
1034-1036
2 - 8
TCV
7
89
13-Oct
1063
10 - 16
TCV
20
292
14-Oct
1096.3
6 - 10
TCV
20
247
15-Oct
1111
4 - 6
TCV
12
143
16-Oct
1135
3 - 5
TCV
11
145
17-Oct
1150
4
TCV
12
126
19-Oct
1178
2 - 4
TCV
10
120
20-Oct
1245
10 - 20
TCV
20
259
As it is shown in table 4, the 1034 to 1245m intervals drilled in just 8 days and total formation loss was 1421bbl in this 8 day LS usage in drilling fluid composition which is 34488bbl less than the previous well prior of using LS in drilling program causes in saving 96% of drilling fluid cost and volume which was lost to the formation in the previous hole. Figure 7 shows time, volume and cost analysis of 12 ¼” hole section drilling results for well BH-194 prior and after using LS wellbore strengthening material in drilling fluid composition.
Figure 7. Time, Volume and cost analysis of well BH-194 prior and after usage of LS.
4. Conclusion
Loss circulation is one of the most time and cost consuming problems which occurs mostly in naturally fractured formation, induced fractures and also may happen through highly permeable formations and can causes many operational problems such as differential pipe sticking, drill string stuck in the wellbore, drilling fluid costs due to compensate of the lost fluid via the formation, well flow, blowout and etc. Many articles have published over the years to describe loss circulation and its occurrence reasons and introduced different method and materials to cure and prevent drilling fluid loss during drilling, cementing and also well completion jobs. Although all of the mentioned materials have both some advantageous and disadvantageous according to the drilling operation complexity and limitations. Most of the proposed methods and material for loss circulation control are categorized in remediation method and are applicable after loss circulation occurrence. While solving lost circulation after occurrence is critical, prevention is the best drilling practice for saving the operator time and money. A novel Fiber based wellbore strengthening material named LIGNO-SEAL developed by particle size distribution principle to prevent loss circulation before occurrence during drilling fractured and cavernous layers by dual performance mechanism which is bridging and sealing both pre-existing and induced fractures and create a thin layer of LPM cake across the wellbore wall during drilling operation. LIGNO-SEAL (LS) is proprietary blend of natural and modified cellulose based fibbers designed to provide Non-Invasive properties to any kind of drilling fluid system. LIGNO-SEAL is designed to use in active mud system to minimize fluid invasive and stabilize wellbore wall by providing mechanical stability by carrying applied stress inside the well. LS seals micro fractures/pores of formation effectively so eliminates the chances of Stuck-pipe and solid invasion to which makes it ideal product to use in reservoir zone. Ligno-seal also can increase hole cleaning efficiency by encapsulating drilled cuttings. After sealing the pre-existing fractures and thin LPM layer creation on wellbore wall cracks opening, the remained LS in mud composition collaborate in drilled conduction to surface solid control facilities by encapsulating multiple cutting and make an integrated multi-cutting capsules through LS components sticky bonding specialty. LS has successfully used for drilling 12 ¼” section for loss prevention in well BH-194SD1 which complete loss circulation caused to drilling operation failure in the previous drilled hole. Using lingo-seal causes 96% of saving the volume and cost related to the drilling fluid during drilling operation of well BH-194SD1. Usage of the novel fiber based wellbore strengthening material due to the unique mat-type structure performance in prevent and control loss circulation in naturally and induced micro-fractured formations is mandatory for enhance drilling performance by decreasing drilling operations time and cost and prepare safe drilling program to the final target depth.
Abbreviations
LPM
Loss Prevention Material
NPT
Non Productive Time
LS
Ligno-seal
TCV
Total Circulating Volume
Author Contributions
Majid Nasirzadeh Heris is the sole author. The author read and approved the final manuscript.
Funding
This work is supported by Sazeh Farnam Kish Company.
Data Availability Statement
The data supporting the outcome of this research work has been reported in this manuscript.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Heris, M. N. (2024). Novel Engineered Fiber Based Wellbore Strengthening Material in Prevent and Control Real-Time Loss Circulation While Drilling in Bibi-Hakimeh Oil Field. Petroleum Science and Engineering, 8(2), 125-133. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pse.20240802.14
Heris, M. N. Novel Engineered Fiber Based Wellbore Strengthening Material in Prevent and Control Real-Time Loss Circulation While Drilling in Bibi-Hakimeh Oil Field. Pet. Sci. Eng.2024, 8(2), 125-133. doi: 10.11648/j.pse.20240802.14
Heris MN. Novel Engineered Fiber Based Wellbore Strengthening Material in Prevent and Control Real-Time Loss Circulation While Drilling in Bibi-Hakimeh Oil Field. Pet Sci Eng. 2024;8(2):125-133. doi: 10.11648/j.pse.20240802.14
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title = {Novel Engineered Fiber Based Wellbore Strengthening Material in Prevent and Control Real-Time Loss Circulation While Drilling in Bibi-Hakimeh Oil Field
},
journal = {Petroleum Science and Engineering},
volume = {8},
number = {2},
pages = {125-133},
doi = {10.11648/j.pse.20240802.14},
url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pse.20240802.14},
eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.pse.20240802.14},
abstract = {Loss circulation is one of the most time and cost consuming problems which occurs mostly in naturally fractured formation, induced fractures and also may happen through highly permeable formations and can causes many operational problems such as differential pipe sticking, drill string stuck in the wellbore, drilling fluid costs due to compensate of the lost fluid via the formation, well flow, blowout and etc. controlling severe to total lost circulation in naturally/induced fractured formations has always been challenging. While solving lost circulation after occurrence is critical, prevention is the best drilling practice for saving the operator time and money. One important component of the prevention plan is the design of wellbore strengthening treatments. The goal of these treatments is to increase the “hoop stress” in the near wellbore region, widen the mud weight window and enable wellbore pressure containment. To address this problem, novel fiber based wellbore strengthening material is designed as an engineered solution to improve wellbore wall tensile and compressive strength and reduce drilling non-productive time caused by lost circulation. By using newly fiber based wellbore strengthening material in drilling fluid composition during drilling operation, loss circulation would be prevented in more than 80% of loss zone layers and in case of encountering cavernous layers with large fracture widths it makes the operator easier to control the loss. In this paper a novel fiber based wellbore strengthening material named LIGNO-SEAL is introduced and successfully used to prevent and control loss in an onshore well with severe to complete loss situations in BIBI-HAKIMEH oil field in southern parts of Iran.
},
year = {2024}
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T1 - Novel Engineered Fiber Based Wellbore Strengthening Material in Prevent and Control Real-Time Loss Circulation While Drilling in Bibi-Hakimeh Oil Field
AU - Majid Nasirzadeh Heris
Y1 - 2024/12/13
PY - 2024
N1 - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pse.20240802.14
DO - 10.11648/j.pse.20240802.14
T2 - Petroleum Science and Engineering
JF - Petroleum Science and Engineering
JO - Petroleum Science and Engineering
SP - 125
EP - 133
PB - Science Publishing Group
SN - 2640-4516
UR - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pse.20240802.14
AB - Loss circulation is one of the most time and cost consuming problems which occurs mostly in naturally fractured formation, induced fractures and also may happen through highly permeable formations and can causes many operational problems such as differential pipe sticking, drill string stuck in the wellbore, drilling fluid costs due to compensate of the lost fluid via the formation, well flow, blowout and etc. controlling severe to total lost circulation in naturally/induced fractured formations has always been challenging. While solving lost circulation after occurrence is critical, prevention is the best drilling practice for saving the operator time and money. One important component of the prevention plan is the design of wellbore strengthening treatments. The goal of these treatments is to increase the “hoop stress” in the near wellbore region, widen the mud weight window and enable wellbore pressure containment. To address this problem, novel fiber based wellbore strengthening material is designed as an engineered solution to improve wellbore wall tensile and compressive strength and reduce drilling non-productive time caused by lost circulation. By using newly fiber based wellbore strengthening material in drilling fluid composition during drilling operation, loss circulation would be prevented in more than 80% of loss zone layers and in case of encountering cavernous layers with large fracture widths it makes the operator easier to control the loss. In this paper a novel fiber based wellbore strengthening material named LIGNO-SEAL is introduced and successfully used to prevent and control loss in an onshore well with severe to complete loss situations in BIBI-HAKIMEH oil field in southern parts of Iran.
VL - 8
IS - 2
ER -
Department of Oil and Natural Gas Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran
Biography:
Majid Nasirzadeh Heris is Research and Development Manager at Sazeh Farnam Kish Company which is the first producer of high-tech Loss circulation and wellbore strengthening material in iran and graduated with grade A from Sahand university of Technology at master degree in 2021. winner of XVIII International Forum-Contest of Students and Young Researchers which was held in Saint Petersburg mining university in May 2022.
Heris, M. N. (2024). Novel Engineered Fiber Based Wellbore Strengthening Material in Prevent and Control Real-Time Loss Circulation While Drilling in Bibi-Hakimeh Oil Field. Petroleum Science and Engineering, 8(2), 125-133. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pse.20240802.14
Heris, M. N. Novel Engineered Fiber Based Wellbore Strengthening Material in Prevent and Control Real-Time Loss Circulation While Drilling in Bibi-Hakimeh Oil Field. Pet. Sci. Eng.2024, 8(2), 125-133. doi: 10.11648/j.pse.20240802.14
Heris MN. Novel Engineered Fiber Based Wellbore Strengthening Material in Prevent and Control Real-Time Loss Circulation While Drilling in Bibi-Hakimeh Oil Field. Pet Sci Eng. 2024;8(2):125-133. doi: 10.11648/j.pse.20240802.14
@article{10.11648/j.pse.20240802.14,
author = {Majid Nasirzadeh Heris},
title = {Novel Engineered Fiber Based Wellbore Strengthening Material in Prevent and Control Real-Time Loss Circulation While Drilling in Bibi-Hakimeh Oil Field
},
journal = {Petroleum Science and Engineering},
volume = {8},
number = {2},
pages = {125-133},
doi = {10.11648/j.pse.20240802.14},
url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pse.20240802.14},
eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.pse.20240802.14},
abstract = {Loss circulation is one of the most time and cost consuming problems which occurs mostly in naturally fractured formation, induced fractures and also may happen through highly permeable formations and can causes many operational problems such as differential pipe sticking, drill string stuck in the wellbore, drilling fluid costs due to compensate of the lost fluid via the formation, well flow, blowout and etc. controlling severe to total lost circulation in naturally/induced fractured formations has always been challenging. While solving lost circulation after occurrence is critical, prevention is the best drilling practice for saving the operator time and money. One important component of the prevention plan is the design of wellbore strengthening treatments. The goal of these treatments is to increase the “hoop stress” in the near wellbore region, widen the mud weight window and enable wellbore pressure containment. To address this problem, novel fiber based wellbore strengthening material is designed as an engineered solution to improve wellbore wall tensile and compressive strength and reduce drilling non-productive time caused by lost circulation. By using newly fiber based wellbore strengthening material in drilling fluid composition during drilling operation, loss circulation would be prevented in more than 80% of loss zone layers and in case of encountering cavernous layers with large fracture widths it makes the operator easier to control the loss. In this paper a novel fiber based wellbore strengthening material named LIGNO-SEAL is introduced and successfully used to prevent and control loss in an onshore well with severe to complete loss situations in BIBI-HAKIMEH oil field in southern parts of Iran.
},
year = {2024}
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Novel Engineered Fiber Based Wellbore Strengthening Material in Prevent and Control Real-Time Loss Circulation While Drilling in Bibi-Hakimeh Oil Field
AU - Majid Nasirzadeh Heris
Y1 - 2024/12/13
PY - 2024
N1 - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pse.20240802.14
DO - 10.11648/j.pse.20240802.14
T2 - Petroleum Science and Engineering
JF - Petroleum Science and Engineering
JO - Petroleum Science and Engineering
SP - 125
EP - 133
PB - Science Publishing Group
SN - 2640-4516
UR - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pse.20240802.14
AB - Loss circulation is one of the most time and cost consuming problems which occurs mostly in naturally fractured formation, induced fractures and also may happen through highly permeable formations and can causes many operational problems such as differential pipe sticking, drill string stuck in the wellbore, drilling fluid costs due to compensate of the lost fluid via the formation, well flow, blowout and etc. controlling severe to total lost circulation in naturally/induced fractured formations has always been challenging. While solving lost circulation after occurrence is critical, prevention is the best drilling practice for saving the operator time and money. One important component of the prevention plan is the design of wellbore strengthening treatments. The goal of these treatments is to increase the “hoop stress” in the near wellbore region, widen the mud weight window and enable wellbore pressure containment. To address this problem, novel fiber based wellbore strengthening material is designed as an engineered solution to improve wellbore wall tensile and compressive strength and reduce drilling non-productive time caused by lost circulation. By using newly fiber based wellbore strengthening material in drilling fluid composition during drilling operation, loss circulation would be prevented in more than 80% of loss zone layers and in case of encountering cavernous layers with large fracture widths it makes the operator easier to control the loss. In this paper a novel fiber based wellbore strengthening material named LIGNO-SEAL is introduced and successfully used to prevent and control loss in an onshore well with severe to complete loss situations in BIBI-HAKIMEH oil field in southern parts of Iran.
VL - 8
IS - 2
ER -
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