Experimental investigation of the effect of drill pipe rotation on improving hole cleaning using water-based mud enriched with polypropylene beads in vertical and horizontal wellbores

• Main Authors: Heshamudin, Nursyafiqah S., Katende, Allan, A. Rashid, Halimatun, Ismail, Issham, Sagala, Farad, Samsuri, Ariffin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2019
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87753/1/NursyafiqahSHeshamudin2019_ExperimentalInvestigationofTheEffectofDrillPipe.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87753/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2019.04.086

Field experience has shown that the inefficient transport of small cuttings is a main factor contributing to excessive drag and torque during the drilling of a deviated hole; however, very little is known about the transport behavior of small cuttings. This experimental study investigates the effect...