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Study of cuttings lifting with different annular velocities using partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide and enriched polypropylene–nanosilica composite in deviated and horizontal wells

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Cuttings lifting to the surface is a special function of drilling muds and it can lead to undue torque and drag, differential pipe sticking and wellbore collapse if this function is not effectively applied. In this study, cuttings lifting to the surface separating facility by water-based mud (WBM) containing enriched polypropylene–nanosilica composite (PP–SiO2 NC) modified by (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane (APTES) and those formulated with partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (PHPA) were examined. The effect of different annular velocities (66.1, 92.4, 118.8, 138.6, 234.1 ft/min), cuttings diameter (0.5–0.99, 1.0–1.99, 2.0–2.79, 2.8–4.0 mm) and hole inclinations (45°, 60°, 75° and 90°) in a cuttings rig simulator (2.4-in. × 1.2-in., 16-ft. long annulus) with and without pipe rotation were investigated. The results showed that more cuttings were lifted out of the hole with higher concentrations of APTES modified PP–SiO2 NC in WBM than with the PHPA muds, which is due to increased colloidal forces that increase the interaction between the cuttings and the APTES modified PP–SiO2 NC particles. The lifting of cuttings significantly depends on flow rate. The lifting will increase with an increase in the annular velocity and with the whirling motion of the drill pipe with or without enriched PP–SiO2 NC or PHPA. This is because higher flow rate produces larger axial forces to drive the cuttings and reduces the cuttings slip velocity. The recovery of cuttings is most difficult at the hole angle of 45°, due to the decreased in the axial annular velocity with increasing hole deviation. The laboratory results indicate improved lifting ability of the WBM with the presence of the APTES modified PP–SiO2 NC, demonstrating the necessity for its application in a cuttings transport process.

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Abbreviations

10-min:

10 min’ gel strength

10-s:

10 s gel strength

A-0.4:

Base mud + 0.4 ppb PP–SiO2 NC

A-0.5:

Base mud + 0.5 ppb PP–SiO2 NC

A-0.8:

Base mud + 0.8 ppb PP–SiO2 NC

A-1.2:

Base mud + 1.2 ppb PP–SiO2 NC

API:

American petroleum institute

APTES:

(3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane

ASTM:

American standard testing method

AV:

Apparent viscosity

B-0.4:

Base mud + 0.4 ppb PHPA

B-0.5:

Base mud + 0.5 ppb PHPA

B-0.8:

Base mud + 0.8 ppb PHPA

B-1.2:

Base mud + 1.2 ppb PHPA

BM:

Base mud

CTE:

Cuttings transferring efficiency

dc :

Diameter of drilled cuttings

ECD:

Equivalent circulating density

FCT:

Filter cake thickness

FL:

Filtrate loss volume

GS:

Gel strength

ID:

Outer diameter of the inner drill pipe

NaOH:

Sodium hydroxides

–NH2 :

Amine groups

NPs:

Nanoparticles

OD:

Internal diameter of the outer pipe

–OH:

Hydroxyl groups

PAC HV:

High viscosity polyanionic cellulose

PE–b–PEG:

Poly–ethylene–block poly(ethylene glycol)

PHPA:

Partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide

PNCs:

Polymer nanocomposites

PP:

Polypropylene

PP–SiO2 NC:

Polypropylene–nanosilica composite

PV:

Plastic viscosity

ROP:

Rate of penetration

Sand A:

0.50–0.99 mm

Sand B:

1.00–1.99 mm

Sand C:

2.00–2.79 mm

Sand D:

2.80–4.00 mm

SiO2 NP:

Nanosilica/silica nanoparticle

SiO2 :

Silica/silicon dioxide

TEOS:

Tetraethyl orthosilicate

VAmud :

Annular mud velocity

V net :

Cuttings net rise velocity

V slip :

Cuttings slip velocity

WBMs:

Water-based muds

YP:

Yield point

YP/PV:

Yield point to plastic viscosity ratio

ζ–potential:

Zeta potential

ρ c :

Density of drilled cuttings

ρ f :

Density of drilling mud

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The authors wish to thank the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Research Management Centre for funding this project under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) with reference number FRGS/1/2019/TK05/UTM/02/20.

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    Jeffrey O. Oseh, M. N. A. Mohd Norddin, Issham Ismail, Afeez O. Gbadamosi, Augustine Agi & Abdul R. Ismail

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Oseh, J.O., Mohd Norddin, M.N.A., Ismail, I. et al. Study of cuttings lifting with different annular velocities using partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide and enriched polypropylene–nanosilica composite in deviated and horizontal wells. Appl Nanosci 10, 971–993 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-019-01163-6

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