Study on the Rheology of Drilling Fluid and Its Impact on Drilling Operation
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Open access
Authors
Wang, Yiwen
Date
2019Supervisor
Masood Mostofi
Type
Thesis
Award
MPhil
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Science and Engineering
School
WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering
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Abstract
Optimisation and automation is becoming an integral part of drilling workflow in which, drilling fluid rheology is an important component. The objective of this thesis was to study the fluid rheology in more depth using different measurement methods. A series of experiments were conducted to ascertain the synergic interaction of low-end viscosifiers to enhance drilling fluid properties. Furthermore, rheological experiments were performed to investigate the effect of fine particles on the rheology of mono-dispersed suspensions.
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