COMPOSITE MATERIALS د. ناظم مجبل فالح تكنولوجيا حفر 6
Explore the use of composite materials in mist drilling techniques, specifically in the context of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Al-Mustansiriya University. Understand the effects of mist drilling on hole cleaning efficiency and the required air injection rates. This study is conducted by Dr. Nazem Majbil Falah.
COMPOSITE MATERIALS د. ناظم مجبل فالح تكنولوجيا حفر 6
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الجامعة المستنصرية كلية الهندسة قسم الهندسة الميكانيكية تكنولوجيا حفر مرحلة 4 COMPOSITE MATERIALSد. ناظم مجبل فالح تكنولوجيا حفر 6
Mist Drilling • Liquid volumes are only 1 to 2 percent at the prevailing temperature and pressure.
Hole cleaning, mist • Water droplets act similarly to cuttings with slip velocity of near zero - mists do not clean the wellbore more efficiently than dry gas. Therefore annular velocities are high. • Circulating fluid density is increased however and may add to the frictional pressure losses.
Hole cleaning, mist • The increased density will lower the terminal velocity of the cuttings, but will increase the BHP reducing the volumetric flow rate at the bottom of the hole. • Higher air injection rates are usually required when misting than with dry air.
Application of Angel’s method to mist drilling • Determine the penetration rate that would generate the same mass of cuttings as the mass of liquid entering the well over a time period. This includes any base liquid, foamer, and water influx.
Angel’s method for mist • The minimum air injection rate, required for good hole cleaning during mist drilling, is determined; either from Angel’s charts or from the approximation in equation 2.17